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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Season Preview: Jordan Boys’ Water Polo

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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. Jordan is also trying to revamp its program under former Lakewood coach Phil Geiger after the Panthers missed the spring season. Geiger came to Jordan to operate the pool and get the water polo program on track […]

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Long Beach High School Football Schedule, Week Four

Mike Guardabascio

All games 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted Thursday, Sep. 8 St. Anthony vs. Wilson (@ St. Pius X) Jordan vs. Irvine Compton vs. Eisenhower Cabrillo @ Lynwood Friday, Sep. 9 Long Beach Poly @ Leuzinger (@ El Camino College) Lakewood @ Mayfair Saturday, Sep. 10 Millikan @ Sunrise Mountain (Ariz.) LBCC @ Riverside, 12 p.m.

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LBUSD Steps Up Facilities Timelines During Shutdown

Mike Guardabascio

Schools are closed across the city of Long Beach, but the city’s largest landholder isn’t letting them sit idle. Anyone driving around town during the COVID-19 shutdown has probably noticed green construction tarps around several Long Beach Unified School District facilities. That’s because the district is using this rare time, when all of its campuses […]