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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Millikan Girls’ Basketball Preview

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Fresh off a 26-4 overall season and a second-place finish in the league, Millikan coach Lorene Morgan said her team was elated to find out they could have a season this year. “We are all excited to get some games in finally and get back in the gym,” she said. “The team even seems excited […]

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LB In NFL: Is DeSean Jackson A Hall Of Famer?

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach Poly alum DeSean Jackson hit a rare milestone last weekend with the Buccaneers. Although he only had two catches for 25 yards, that yardage took him across the 10,000 yards receiving line, putting his career stats at 571 catches for 10,013 yards and 52 touchdowns, an average of 17.5 yards per reception. That’s […]

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Volleyball: Wilson Boys Claim Moore League Title With Millikan Sweep

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer For the third […]