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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Girls’ Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Wins Turbulent Five-Setter At Millikan

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The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. Based on the CIF-SS girls’ volleyball rankings released on Tuesday, the matchup between Long Beach Poly and Millikan could very well be a postseason preview in Division 2. If that’s the case, we’re gonna need a bigger gym. […]

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Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule

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Here’s a look at today’s CIF-SS playoff schedule for Long Beach teams, with two teams getting the action started in the wild card round. Wednesday will see boys’ basketball, boys’ soccer, and girls’ water polo start with Thursday seeing girls’ basketball, soccer, and water polo. Tuesday, February 6 Girls’ Water Polo Division 2 Wild Card: […]

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VIDEO: Moore League Football “Milk Bowl”

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