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 State: Long Beach Poly Girls’ Soccer’s Run Comes to an End in San Diego

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of high school soccer is sponsored by Long Beach FC. The Long Beach Poly girls’ soccer team had a heck of a run in 2024-25, winning their first Moore League title in nearly a decade and reaching the CIF Southern Section championship for the […]

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VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. Don Lugo, CIF Boys’ Water Polo

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All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. CIF Boys’ Water Polo: Long Beach Poly vs. Don Lugo Top-seeded Long Beach Poly hit the road in the Division 4 boys’ water polo playoffs to take on Don Lugo. For more coverage of all Long Beach […]

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Long Beach Poly’s Alex Austin Named To USA Football Team

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach Poly senior football player Alex Austin will get a rare honor in the next few weeks, as he’s been selected as one of the 45 high school football players who will represent their country as part of the USA U19 Football team. The team is in Flagstaff for a two-week training camp before […]