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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Long Beach Poly football coach Stephen Barbee has been talking for a year about how special his team’s defense this year is, and wishing for them to get a chance to prove it on the field. They proved it and then some in a dominant effort against Lakewood on Friday night, holding the Lancers to […]

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VIDEO: Wilson vs. Poly, Boys’ Water Polo

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All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. Boys’ Water Polo: Wilson vs. Long Beach Poly The Wilson Bruins visited rivals Long Beach Poly for an early Moore League showdown. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, […]

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Basketball: Compton Edges Lakewood, Holds Onto Share of League Lead

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Moments after his team defeated Long Beach Poly on the road for the first time since 2008, Compton boys’ basketball coach Tony Thomas was already stressed about his team’s prospects of hanging onto a co-Moore League championship with the Jackrabbits.  “The key for us is we can’t slip up and lose a dumb one,” said […]