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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Baseball Long Beach State Millikan

Millikan’s Myles Patton Commits To Long Beach State Dirtbags

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It’s been quite a weekend for Millikan pitcher Myles Patton. The junior won a CIF championship with the Rams on Friday night at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, and today he announced that he’s committed to become a Long Beach State Dirtbag. “I know this is the right decision and I couldn’t be more excited,” […]

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CIF Boys’ Basketball: St. Anthony Comes Back To Beat Alemany

JJ Fiddler

After playing a forgettable first half in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs at home on Friday night, St. Anthony boys’ basketball responded with one of its best quarters of the season. The Saints (20-7) trailed by 10 points at halftime but proceeded to outscore the Warriors 33-13 in the […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Nina Fife

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 Alexandra Rios, Millikan Girls’ Soccer In a dominant 7-0 win over Lakewood, junior Alexandra Rios was working all […]