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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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

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The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Nathon Donovan, Wilson Lacrosse Wilson picked up a huge boys’ lacrosse win over Long Beach Poly last week, […]

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Baseball: Wilson Beats Poly, Opens Moore League Back Up

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At the end of the first round of Moore League baseball, the league found itself in an unusual place: with a frontrunner. Usually there’s a few teams tied for first place, or perhaps one game separating the top three teams. This year, because Long Beach Poly started league play 6-0, the Jackrabbits ended up a […]

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No. 25 Long Beach State Dirtbags Blank No. 6 Mississippi State

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The No. 25 Long Beach State Dirtbags picked up a fifth consecutive win by shutting out No. 6 Mississippi State 4-0 on Friday night at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS LBSU (7-2) is off to its best start since 2008, and has shutout it’s last two ranked opponents thanks to another quality start […]