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-SS Playoff Brackets Released For Four Long Beach Teams

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s football coverage for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The CIF Southern Section playoff brackets have been released, revealing the path for four Long Beach teams: Games will be 7pm on Friday and feature plenty of exciting storylines–including Lakewood and Millikan potentially meeting […]

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STANDINGS: Long Beach High School Football, Week Six

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s standings, schedule, and rankings stories are sponsored by International City Plumbers. The562’s coverage of football in 2023-24 is sponsored in part by the MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center Foundation and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Foundation Here’s where things stand after Six weeks of high school football season in Long Beach.

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Wilson Boys’ Swimming Wins 47th Straight Moore League Title

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Elite high school sports programs know that the incoming freshman class is as important as the experienced seniors in order to have sustained success. Wilson boys’ swimming is a great example of just that, and the Bruins had phenomenal performances from both under and upperclassmen alike to win their record 47th consecutive Moore League championship […]