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.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Brooklyn Taylor, Long Beach Poly Basketball In a battle of first-place unbeatens last Friday, Brooklyn Taylor led Long […]

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Boys’ Volleyball Preview: Millikan Rams

Mike Guardabascio

Millikan hasn’t won a Moore League championship since 2006, but the Rams are a program on the rise right now under coach Matt Johnson, who has them in the conversation for this year’s championship. Johnson said it’s a goal to win the league this year, but pointed out that under the CIF Southern Section’s competitive […]

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College Basketball: Long Beach State Snaps Nation-Leading Losing Streak With Win Over Nobel

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. All Long Beach State needed to end their nation-leading losing streak was a team that’s a non-NCAA Division 1 school.  The Beach snapped their 19-game slide with a 87-54 win over Nobel University Wednesday night. “I’m overly excited for […]