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 Water Polo: Cabrillo Falls to Westminster

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All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. Cabrillo boys’ water polo found themselves on the wrong end of a close game against Westminster in the CIF Southern Section Division 6 quarterfinals. It was the second time in three seasons the Jags made it to […]

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Football: Lakewood Beats Jordan In Key Playoff Matchup

Matt Simon

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. Heading into Friday’s night showdown between Lakewood and Jordan, the talk was about how prolific the offenses had been a week prior.  When the clock hit zero, the talk […]

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Billie Jean King Library Renaming Moves Forward With Unanimous Vote

Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach City Council’s Housing and Neighborhood Committee unanimously approved a proposal to rename the new downtown Main Library as the Billie Jean King Main Library on Monday afternoon. The proposal–which was sent to the committee with unanimous approval from the council–will now return to the City Council for final approval, likely in August. […]