Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards 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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Long Beach High School Boys’ Water Polo

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The562’s coverage of Aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. There have been common themes connecting Long Beach high school boys’ water polo teams in recent years.  The highs of the historic CIF Southern Section playoff runs in 2021 were followed by key coaching changes around the Moore League […]

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Basketball: Wilson Girls Knock Off Millikan In League Opener

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. Wilson’s girls’ basketball team held on to win their Moore League opener against Millikan on Wednesday afternoon. The Bruins started their season at 2-6, but look to […]

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Long Beach High School Baseball, Softball Off To Fast Start

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Opening day for the spring high school sports season was this past Saturday, and several local teams were in action. Baseball Millikan baseball fans got a pair of thrillers as coach Ron Keester’s Rams won two games against Bellflower, both by a score of 4-3. The Rams trailed 3-2 in both games before winning both […]