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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Taking on No. 2-seed Rosary Academy the Long Beach Poly softball team wasn’t able to string enough hits together as the Jackrabbits fell to the Royals 6-1 in the second round of the CIF Division 4 playoffs on Saturday afternoon.  “Rosary is a phenomenal program,” Long Beach Poly coach Elizabeth Sanches said. “We knew this […]

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PHOTOS: Wilson vs. Serrano, CIF Girls’ Volleyball

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.