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 Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Josiah “JoJo” Apisala, St. Anthony Football Josiah “JoJo” Apisala arrived at St. Anthony from Valley Christian this offseason, […]

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St. Anthony got the big Del Rey League win they were looking for, thanks to an even bigger game from quarterback Nick Billoups. The junior scored seven touchdowns in the win to tie a school record and lead St. Anthony to their first league win, beating La Salle 55-31. Defensively, Keali’i Tuufuli had seven sacks […]

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St. Anthony head coach Raul Lara knew his team was in for a tough test on Thursday night in their season opener. The Saints were hosting the San Pedro Pirates–among the pre-season favorites in the LA City Section–at a neutral site game hosted at St. Pius X – St. Matthias Academy in Downey. The Pirates […]