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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COLUMN: The Hard Part of Rooting For a Mid-Major Like Long Beach State

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Long Beach State fans, it happened again. Things were going great–the Beach won the Big West Commissioner’s Cup last year for being the best athletics program in the conference. The men’s volleyball team recently won back-to-back national championships, and the university invested in volleyball heavily, making national waves with the hire of alum Tyler Hildebrand […]

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CIF Girls’ Soccer: Long Beach Poly Wins At La Mirada

JJ Fiddler

The562’s soccer coverage for the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Beach Futbol Club. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. […]

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High School Football Preview: Wilson vs. Millikan

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This could be the most evenly matched Moore League football game of the Spring season. Both Wilson and Millikan have picked up wins against local rivals while showcasing where they need improvement. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Millikan’s DeHaven Stadium. “We’re just trying to find that identity with a lot of young guys […]