Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards 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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Boys’ Cross Country: Millikan’s Parra, Long Beach Poly Take Titles

Mike Guardabascio

All of The562’s cross-country coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Bryson. Visit BrysonFinancial.com to learn more. There’s been little doubt all year that the dominant forces in the Moore League boys’ cross country world are Millikan sophomore star Jason Parra, and the Long Beach Poly boys’ team. Tuesday’s Moore League cross country […]

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CIF Baseball: Historic Run Ends For Poly In Second Round

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach Poly’s historic playoff run came to an end in the second round on the road against Temescal Canyon, where the magic ran out in a 5-0 loss. Poly won a wild card game and a first-round game to advance to the second round for the first time since 2006. “I’m extremely proud of […]

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Long Beach Basketball Roundup

Mike Guardabascio

We’ve got all the scores and links to our photo galleries and stories from Monday’s action. Boys’ Basketball Long Beach Poly 74, Wilson 52 >> The Jackrabbits remain the only undefeated team in the Moore League with a win over the Bruins. CLICK HERE for our photo gallery. Compton 68, Jordan 53 >> Compton is […]