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 Preview: Lakewood Lancers

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The Lakewood Lancers (3-8, 1-0) are suffering the slings and arrows of a rebuilding process, but 34-year coach Spud O’Neil says he’s ready for it after a long offseason full of players coming and going out of the program. The 1-6 start is the worst at Lakewood under O’Neil. “We’ve got a lot of young […]

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Preview: Millikan at Cabrillo, Football

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The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. Moore League play kicks off on the West Side Friday night as Cabrillo (1-2) hosts Millikan (2-2) at 7 p.m. Cabrillo has had a roller coaster of changes that last […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

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Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Kali Murrell, St. Anthony Basketball One of St. Anthony’s star Murrell twins, senior Kali Murrell led St. Anthony to a big win over Wilson last week, as the Saints won 80-34. Murrell almost outscored the Bruins […]