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 is sponsored by Playmakers. Visit www.letsbeplaymakers.org for more information on their adaptive sports programs. The Long Beach Poly softball team has taken big strides year over year over year the last three seasons, and made a historic playoff run last year that included a thrilling viral walk-off win that made […]

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LIVE UPDATES: Millikan vs Lakewood Football, Long Beach Poly vs Wilson, Jordan vs Compton, St Anthony vs La Salle

Mike Guardabascio

We’ll have live updates from tonight’s high school football games with Millikan hosting Lakewood, Long Beach Poly vs. Wilson, Jordan vs. Compton, and St. Anthony vs. La Salle CLICK HERE for our previews of the games. Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports Support The562.org

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Basketball Charity COVID-19 Long Beach Poly Video

VIDEO: Christian & Peyton Watson, Jalen Pitre Give Back at Toy Drive

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Long Beach Poly Basketball Players Give Back at Holiday Toy Drive Long Beach Poly’s Peyton Watson, Christian Watson & Jalen Pitre participated in a holiday toy drive at the Westside Boys & Girls Club in Long Beach. They handed out toys, backpacks and clothing to families in need and spent time with the kids at […]