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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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. It’s been an up and down start to the season for the veteran Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team, which is 5-4 with wins over Windward, Bishop Montgomery, and Corona Centennial–but also blowout losses to Harvard-Westlake, Sierra Canyon, and Santa Margarita. The Jackrabbits’ hopes of […]

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