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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High School Football Preview: Long Beach Poly vs. Wilson, the Big Game

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach Poly hosts Wilson tonight at Veterans Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m. for a game that’s steeped in history and tradition. It’s the 89th incarnation of the Big Game, the city’s oldest rivalry which dates back to 1932. It’s also Poly’s homecoming, which is the oldest sports tradition in Long Beach, as the school […]

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Beach Volleyball: Wilson Beats Long Beach Poly, Shares Moore League Championship

Morgan Lippert

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. After losing to Long Beach Poly earlier last week, Wilson bounced back to beat the Jackrabbits 3-2 at Long Beach City College to claim a share of the Moore League title alongside Poly. The […]

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Basketball Long Beach City College Photos

PHOTOS: LBCC vs. Southwest LA Women’s Basketball

Mike Guardabascio

We’ve got great shots of the Vikings’ season-ending win from photographer Joseph Kling.