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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Long Beach High School Football Preview

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Mike Guardabascio, JJ Fiddler, Tyler Hendrickson PHOTO BY JOHN NAPALAN The562’s season previews for the 2022-23 school year are sponsored by Vertical Raise, the official team fundraising partner of The562. There’s never been a year for Long Beach football like 2021. Four teams–Long Beach Poly, Jordan, Compton, and St. Anthony–made a CIF-SS championship game, with the […]

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CIF Boys’ Soccer: Wilson Wins In PKs Again At Mira Costa

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There is no doubt that Wilson boys’ soccer team is having a magical season. The Bruins won their first Moore League title in 12 years, and have won both of their CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoff games in penalty kick shootouts this week. After 100 scoreless minutes at Mira Costa on Saturday, Wilson advanced […]

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Thursday’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule

Mike Guardabascio

It’s the busiest day of the week with 11 Long Beach teams competing in playoff games on Thursday. Boys’ Basketball, 7 p.m. Open Division: St. Anthony @ Etiwanda Girls’ Basketball, 7 p.m. Open Division: No. 4 Long Beach Poly (Saturday) Division 2AA: No. 4 Millikan vs Vista Murrieta Division 2AA: St. Anthony @ Saugus (Saturday) […]