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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Erin Carey Returns to Wilson To Coach Girls’ Basketball

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Wilson got a piece of great news last week as the school announced that Erin Carey is returning to coach the Bruins’ girls’ basketball team after a year away from high school sports. Carey led the Bruins to the CIF […]

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CIF-SS Girls’ Soccer Brackets Released

JJ Fiddler

Four Moore League girls’ soccer teams are headed to the CIF Southern Section playoffs highlighted by Millikan being ranked No. 4 overall and reaching the Open Division. The Rams (18-2-1) won a second consecutive Moore League title and are guaranteed two playoffs games this week. They will visit Mira Costa on Thursday before hosting the […]

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PREVIEW: Long Beach Poly vs. Mira Costa CIF Girls’ Volleyball

Mike Guardabascio

Division 1: Long Beach Poly vs. Mira Costa, 6 p.m. The Jackrabbits host Mira Costa in the best match perhaps anywhere in Southern California this evening, with Division 1’s No. 8 and No. 9 teams meeting. Poly will be the slight underdog, although that’s mostly academic in a meeting of the Moore League champions and […]