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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Lacrosse Long Beach Poly Wilson

Boys’ Lacrosse: Wilson Gets Revenge Win Over Long Beach Poly

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The chase for the Moore League boys’ lacrosse championship got a lot more compelling on Tuesday night. The Wilson Bruins avenged an overtime loss from earlier in the season with an […]

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Football St. Anthony

PREVIEW: St. Anthony vs. St. Pius X-St. Matthias, CIF Football

JJ Fiddler

The562’s coverage of football in 2023-24 is sponsored in part by the MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center Foundation and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Foundation We’ve got a rematch in the CIF Southern Section Division 8 quarterfinals on Friday night as St. Anthony visits St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy in Downey. Kickoff is scheduled for […]