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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PREVIEW: Long Beach Poly vs. Wilson Football

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The oldest rivalry in Long Beach kicks off for the 87th time Friday night at Wilson at 7 p.m. You can click here to read our feature on the Long Beach Post about the history of the Jackrabbits and the Bruins. As for this year’s contest, the game features a pair of teams still settling […]

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Three Long Beach Poly Alums Coached Big NCAA Wins, Two to Sweet Sixteen

Mike Guardabascio

Mike Guardabascio The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. There aren’t any Long Beach products on the court for the […]

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Long Beach Athletes Will Pack CIF-SS Track Finals

Mike Guardabascio

The CIF Southern Section track and field championships aren’t being held in Long Beach this weekend, but they’re going to have a distinctly LBC feel—that’s because six local schools placed 33 entries in the finals. The finals will be at El Camino College beginning at 11 a.m. with running events beginning at 1 p.m. Long […]