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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Millikan Legend Rod Petkovic To Retire At Season’s End

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Photo by Thomas Cordova A legend in the Long Beach soccer world and a coaching icon at Millikan High, longtime Rams boys’ soccer coach Rod Petkovic has confirmed he will retire at the conclusion of this season. It’s his 38th year coaching the Millikan boys’ soccer team and 40th year at the school as a […]

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SCHEDULE: Long Beach Football, Week 10

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The562’s football coverage for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. After an eventful week of football, things are starting to clear up in Long Beach as we head into the final two weeks of the regular season.  With their win in “The Big […]

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Millikan Girls’ Volleyball Preview

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The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. The Millikan Rams have been a program on the rise under head coach Antoinette De La Espriella. Millikan went 8-4 to finish third in the Moore League last year but got a big program win over Wilson, and […]