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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Football: Millikan Stumbles Early in Loss to Loyola

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The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. A week after playing a near flawless game on their home field, the Millikan Rams (2-1) got a taste of Murphy’s Law on Friday night against Loyola High (1-1). The visiting Cubs intercepted Millikan’s first two pass attempts […]

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Basketball Long Beach State

Women’s Basketball: No. 6 USC Holds Off Late Rally From Long Beach State 

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Basketball is sponsored by CSULB Distinguished Alumnus Nelson Farris. “Move the ball,” USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb yelled halfway through the first quarter. That was the theme of the day at Walter Pyramid, as Long […]

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Cabrillo Soccer

CIF Soccer: Cabrillo Wins Overtime Thriller On Golden Goal By Corona

Mike Guardabascio

After Cabrillo’s first-round CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoff soccer game against El Rancho had reached the end of regulation, there were two moments when Leonardo Corona experienced fear. The first was before play began—the Jaguars had been stung in sudden death overtime in the playoffs last year, and he didn’t want his team to […]