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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High School Football Preview: Cabrillo at Hawkins

Mike Guardabascio

It’s been 658 days since Cabrillo’s last football game, but tonight the Jaguars are back. Head coach Shane Gonzales, who was hired close to two years ago, will get to see his team suit up for a game for the first time in what’s sure to be an emotional experience. The Jaguars travel to Hawkins […]

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PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly Flag Football Senior Night vs. Cabrillo, Bonus Student Gallery

Zadie Kuykendall

The562’s coverage of girls’ flag football is sponsored by the Los Angeles Chargers. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. We’ve got a great photo gallery of Long Beach Poly’s flag football win over Cabrillo on Senior Night, […]

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Closed classrooms, open kitchens; here’s how schools look during COVID-19 shutdowns

Mike Guardabascio

Its campuses are empty, but the Long Beach Unified School District is trying to make sure students’ bellies are still full. After LBUSD schools shut down to slow the spread of COVID-19, Monday was the first day every campus had their doors open from 8 to 9 a.m. to serve a free breakfast to anyone […]