Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 18 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous state and national honors for his writing as well as the CIF Southern Section’s Champion For Character Award, and is the author of three books about Long Beach history.
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CIF Basketball: Long Beach Poly Pulls Away From Crespi in Quarters

Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team is headed to the CIF Southern Section Division 2AA semifinals after pulling away from Crespi late in the game on the road in the quarters. The Jackrabbits trailed by six points in the second half but got clutch performances from freshman Jovani Ruff and senior Daniel Hardy off […]

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VIDEO: Millikan vs. Long Beach Poly, Girls’ Volleyball

Matt Simon

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon […]

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Baseball: Lakewood Tied For First After Beating Millikan

Mike Guardabascio

This is supposed to be a new day in the Moore League, with more hits and runs than the usual season of high-quality ball played at Blair Field. Someone forgot to tell the Lakewood Lancers, who clawed their way into a first-place tie with their second consecutive low-scoring thriller at Blair, edging Millikan 2-1. The […]