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’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. The Jordan boys’ basketball team is in the CIF Southern Section semifinals for the first time since 2006, the last year they won a CIF-SS title. The Moore League champs are just two wins away from that ultimate goal thanks to an impressive […]

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The No. 17 Long Beach State Dirtbags survived another strange game with Xavier on Saturday at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. The Dirtbags (10-4) scored three runs on three hits and three errors while sophomore pitcher Alfredo Ruiz picked up his third win of the season. The lefty struck out seven in five innings. This […]

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Congratulations to the five Long Beach football players who received All-CIF honors on Monday, as announced by the CIF Southern Section. The recognees are: Division 1: Alex Austin, Long Beach Poly Division 6: Zecheriah Dolphin, Wilson Christian Conrad, Wilson Soloman Bowie, Wilson 8-Man Division 1: Jose Gomez, Avalon