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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Basketball: St. Anthony Boys Top Long Beach Poly For City Supremacy

Mike Guardabascio

On the one hand, it was a consolation bracket contest in a preseason tournament–a Bosco Winter Classic game that won’t decide a championship or a spot in league standings. But on the other hand, it was deeper than that–St. Anthony facing Long Beach Poly for city supremacy. The Saints prevailed against the Jackrabbits, 53-38. “Yeah […]

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Support The562.org For The 2019-20 Sports Season

Mike Guardabascio & JJ Fiddler

Hi guys! Thank you so much for your support over the 12 years we’ve been covering Long Beach sports together. It means the world to us that we get to do our dream job every day, and that we get to do it in a community that appreciates and values that work. Here’s the deal: […]

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ROUNDUP: Moore League Cross Country, El Dorado Meet

Tyler Hendrickson

All of The562’s cross-country coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Bryson. Visit BrysonFinancial.com to learn more. Two course records fell during the season-opening Moore League cross country meet on Wednesday evening at El Dorado Park. Long Beach Poly took the team victory in both boys’ and girls’ races, with Millikan’s Jason Parra […]