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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Long Beach Poly hosts Wilson tonight at Veterans Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m. for a game that’s steeped in history and tradition. It’s the 89th incarnation of the Big Game, the city’s oldest rivalry which dates back to 1932. It’s also Poly’s homecoming, which is the oldest sports tradition in Long Beach, as the school […]

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All-Moore League Boys’ Golf 2023

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week, and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Rob Diaz, Millikan Basketball Millikan clinched a playoff spot with a win over Wilson last week, overcoming Jackson Barnhill’s 33 points for the Bruins. The win came in large part thanks to freshman guard Rob Diaz, […]