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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CIF Football Playoff Brackets Show Path For Five Long Beach Teams

Mike Guardabascio

The release of the CIF Southern Section football playoff brackets shows the fate for five Long Beach football teams. Division 2 To no surprise, Long Beach Poly was placed in Division 2 after the Division ½ pool was split on Sunday, with only eight teams making the D1 bracket. While a lot of Jackrabbits fans […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

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Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week, presented by Naples Rib Company. HIGH SCHOOL Keyonta Lanier, Long Beach Poly Football Long Beach Poly receiver Keyonta Lanier earned his nickname of “Big Play Tay” with a pair of touchdown catches for the Jackrabbits in their big win over Lakewood. Lanier, a senior, is a New Mexico […]

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Football: St. Anthony Hosts Intrasquad Scrimmage After Cancellation

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The St. Anthony Saints football team strolled onto their home field Saturday to face off against…themselves. After a long-awaited opening night, the Saints’ game against Lakewood on Friday was cancelled due to a positive COVID-19 test on the opposing side. The Saints responded by scheduling an intrasquad scrimmage to sharpen their skills and give the […]