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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Girls’ Basketball: Wilson Runs Away With Season Opener

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The Wilson Bruins girls’ basketball team was all smiles on Wednesday. The defending CIF-SS Division 3 champions looked sharp and clearly enjoyed their 2021 season opening win over visiting Lakewood 86-13. “It’s amazing, I’m so glad to be back in here,” said guard Ashley Hawkins, who scored a game-high 19 points. “I was watching film […]

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COLUMN: Future Bright For Long Beach Baseball

Mike Guardabascio

For most of the last century, high school baseball teams who learned they were taking on a Long Beach opponent in the playoffs were scared–or at least not very happy about it. From 1914 through 2008, a Moore League baseball team appeared in the CIF Southern Section’s highest division baseball championship game 38 times out […]

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VIDEO: Lakewood vs. Wilson, Softball

JJ Fiddler

The562’s high school softball coverage for the 2023 season is sponsored by Long Beach City Councilwoman Megan Kerr. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.