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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Midseason Report Cards For Long Beach Football Teams

Mike Guardabascio & JJ Fiddler

It’s four weeks into the season and Moore League play is getting started this Friday. The standings look a little topsy-turvy, with Compton undefeated, Jordan at 3-1, and Millikan the highest-ranked team in CIF for Long Beach. We take a look at the midseason report cards for all the local teams. Long Beach Poly: B […]

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Wilson Softball Wins Big At Lakewood In Moore League Opener

JJ Fiddler

Despite being without its starting middle infield, Wilson went to Lakewood on Tuesday and dominated in a 9-3 victory to open the Moore League softball season. Wilson (5-2, 1-0) was led by the battery of junior pitcher Hailey Houston and freshman catcher Juliana “JJ” Babore. Houston pitched a complete game with 11 strikeouts, while Babore […]

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PREVIEW: Millikan, Lakewood Play For Moore League Softball Title Tonight

JJ Fiddler

The562’s high school softball coverage for the 2023 season is sponsored by Long Beach City Councilwoman Megan Kerr. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. It’s quite simple drawing parallels between this season and last in Moore […]