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 coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Millikan and Lakewood girls’ soccer renewed The Battle of the Blueprint rivalry on Thursday night as the Rams hit the road to hand the Lancers a 9-0 defeat. Millikan […]

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. Volleyball fans are in for a treat this weekend as Long Beach State hosts Hawaii in a battle of the top two NCAA men’s volleyball teams in the country, with both Friday and Saturday matches slated […]