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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PREVIEW: Avalon Football vs. Desert Christian

JJ Fiddler

Avalon High is starting its 8-man football season at 5 p.m. today on the island against Desert Christian. The Lancers went a combined 30-2 from 2014 to 2016, and won the 2015 CIF 8-man State Championship. Last season, Avalon suffered through a 2-6 rebuilding season while missing the postseason for the first time in eight […]

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Track & Field: Long Beach Sends Over 50 Qualifiers Through CIF-SS Prelims

Tyler Hendrickson

The562’s coverage of track and field is sponsored by Bryson Financial  There were impressive performances, as well as some painfully near misses on Saturday as Long Beach’s track and field stars looked to qualify for next weekend’s CIF-SS finals. After the dust settled, more than 50 Long Beach athletes made it through prelims, giving them […]

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Long Beach Poly Basketball Wins Outright Moore League Championship 

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial Long Beach Poly defeated Millikan on Thursday night on the road to wrap up at least a share of this year’s Moore League boys’ basketball championship. With Jordan defeating Lakewood minutes after, the Jackrabbits ended up as outright Moore League champions following their 67-42 […]