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. The Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball comes into the 2024-25 season with a full trophy case, but plenty of question marks. The Jackrabbits have won six CIF-SS and six CIF State championships under legendary Century Club Hall of Fame coach Carl Buggs, and carry a […]

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