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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Girls’ Tennis: Wilson Holds Off Millikan to Complete Unbeaten League Season

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Wilson girls’ tennis earned another outright Moore League championship last week with a grinding win, 10-8, over Millikan. The Bruins were led by star performances from freshman Vanessa Holden and sophomore Vivian Hall, both having dominant victories, with Holden not dropping a match. The victory marked the Bruins second consecutive Moore League championship and continued […]

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Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Sweeps Lakewood, Stays Atop Moore League

Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball team has been on the uptick this season. The Jackrabbits, reigning Moore League and CIF Southern Section Division 3 champions, are off to a strong start and when Monday’s inaugural CIF-SS rankings came out they were listed at No. 20. But Poly hadn’t yet faced a tough test in […]

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Three Long Beach Athletes Make All-CIF Volleyball, Water Polo Teams

Mike Guardabascio

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 water polo & swimming is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. Congratulations to the three Moore League and Long Beach athletes who made All-CIF-SS teams for girls’ volleyball and boys’ […]