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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Long Beach Poly and Millikan both won season-opening tournaments last week. The Jackrabbits were competing in the top Southern California tournament going on last week, the Troy Classic, which Poly won after shocking state No. 5 Etiwanda in the semifinals and No. 2 Mater Dei in the championship. Kalaya Buggs earned Tournament MVP honors . […]

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VIDEO: Compton Tarbabes Football Preview

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Compton High Football Spring 2020-21 Preview We take a look at Compton High as they prepare for the upcoming season. Support The562.org  

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Football: Long Beach Poly Beats Leuzinger to Stay Undefeated

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management.  The Long Beach Poly football team finished the nonleague schedule undefeated for the first time since 2008 thanks to a somewhat sluggish win over a talented Leuzinger team on the road at […]