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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Three Long Beach Basketball Teams Make CIF State Tournament

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Three Long Beach basketball teams qualified for the upcoming CIF State basketball tournament, including the newly-minted CIF-SS Division 3A champion Wilson girls’ basketball team. Open Division The Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team will get a chance to end their season on a more positive note as they earned the No. 7 seed in the […]

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Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule: Water Polo, Tennis, Cross Country

Mike Guardabascio

Here are today’s CIF-SS playoff games involving Long Beach sports teams in boys’ water polo and girls’ tennis. The Moore League is also hosting its cross country finals at Heartwell Park with lower levels beginning at 2 p.m. and the varsity races at 4 p.m., with awards to follow. WATER POLO (Games at 5 p.m.) […]

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Long Beach Girls’ Golf Season Preview

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This week, all of The562’s coverage is sponsored by Long Beach Gives. Visit LongBeachGives.org to find your cause and support local nonprofits! Donations will be accepted through Sept. 21. The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf for the 2023 season is sponsored from Dan and Desiree Gooch. The Long Beach girls’ golf season just got underway and a few […]