Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards 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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STORY & VIDEO BY MATT SIMON Wilson senior Samiya Terry scored a career-high 30 points and the Bruin girls basketball team defeated Bell Gardens 70-30 on Saturday in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 3A playoffs. Terry had everything going as she pulled up from behind the arc or pulled up for an off […]

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The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of St. Anthony athletics is sponsored by Jane & B.I. Mais, Class of 1949. Saturday night’s CIF-SS Division 10 title game is a story of resilience on both sidelines. The hosts from St. Anthony started their season 0-4, and […]