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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Intimidation and momentum are competitive intangibles, and Long Beach Poly girls’ soccer has both in its corner headed into the CIF Southern Section playoffs this week — thanks to Aniah Cutler. Cutler scored a hat trick at Wilson late last month, including a last-minute game winner, to knock the Bruins out of first place in […]

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VIDEO: Cabrillo Football Preview 2022

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The562’s season previews for the 2022-23 school year are sponsored by Vertical Raise, the official team fundraising partner of The562. The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family.

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CIF Football Playoff Brackets Show Path For Five Long Beach Teams

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The release of the CIF Southern Section football playoff brackets shows the fate for five Long Beach football teams. Division 2 To no surprise, Long Beach Poly was placed in Division 2 after the Division ½ pool was split on Sunday, with only eight teams making the D1 bracket. While a lot of Jackrabbits fans […]