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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Boys’ Basketball: Millikan Outruns Jordan in Moore League Clash

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The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. Wednesday’s Moore League meeting between Jordan (12-10, 2-5) and Millikan (13-10, 6-2) was a matchup of teams who are eager to run the floor and score. The result was a high-scoring affair, and one in which the Rams were better suited to […]

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Local Schools Bracing For Major Budget Cuts

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Last week, California governor Gavin Newsom released his May Revision to the proposed budget for for the 2020-21 fiscal year. Because of a $54 billion deficit associated with revenue loss due to COVID-19 shutdowns, there are significant cuts to education, a harsh blow for the city of Long Beach, where the Long Beach Unified School […]

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Long Beach State Basketball Tops Pepperdine

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State basketball for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Nelson Farris. Long Beach State came away with a win in Malibu as they faced off against the Pepperdine Waves. This win helped break Long Beach’s two-game […]