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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The562’s high school softball coverage for the 2023 season is sponsored by Long Beach City Councilwoman Megan Kerr. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. 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 […]

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It was a special day for the Long Beach Poly girls’ soccer team, as a few of their seniors signed scholarships before a packed auditorium at the school’s Signing Day celebration, and then helped lead their team to a first-round playoff win. Poly started fast with three first-half goals and was able to outlast Palos […]

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PODCAST: Long Beach Sports Spring Championships Coming Soon

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This week on the show we’re talking about how pitchers have been dominating the story lines for Long Beach high school baseball and softball. We also catch up with Cabrillo lacrosse coach Danny Katene Marindin to discuss how the sport is growing locally.