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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CIF Boys’ Basketball: Quincy Phillips Leads St. Anthony To Division 2AA Championship

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Even after countless hours of preparation in the gym sometimes a high school basketball game just comes down to the best player on the floor. On Friday night at Azusa Pacific University in the CIF Southern Section Boys’ Basketball Division 2AA championship game, it just came down to St. Anthony senior Quincy Phillips. Throughout a […]

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Long Beach Basketball Roundup: Poly, Compton, Millikan Boys Win

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Boys’ Basketball Millikan def. Wilson 62-58 What looked like a routine win for the Rams turned into a dogfight down the stretch. Millikan led by 18 at halftime but saw their lead cut to just one point late in the fourth quarter on a big three-pointer by Frank Sam of Wilson. Millikan was able to […]

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The562.org Athletes of the Week

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Welcome to The562.org’s inaugural Athletes of the Week. HIGH SCHOOL Brooke Gruneisen, Wilson Water Polo Wilson junior Brooke Gruneisen has been helping to lead the Bruins all year, and she had a historic Saturday as the Bruins claimed their first-ever CIF-SS championship last weekend. Gruneisen had three goals in the championship, helping deliver a 6-5 […]