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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Boys’ Basketball: Lakewood Pulls Away For Win Over Millikan

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The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. So far, so good for the Lakewood Lancers in Moore League play. With an experienced and talented group, the Lancers appear poised to finish among the leaders in boys’ […]

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Long Beach Poly Girls’ Swim Wins CIF-SS Academic Award

Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach Poly girls’ swim team won an historic fourth consecutive Moore League championship last week, and the Jackrabbits have already won their second banner of the season. The CIF Southern Section announced its academic award winners, and the Jackrabbits were one of the winners thanks to having the highest team GPA of any […]

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Girls’ Basketball Roundup: Compton, Millikan Win

Mike Guardabascio

Compton def. Wilson 62-52 Compton’s goal this year was to grab a top four spot in the Moore League and they took a big step in that direction with a win over Wilson on Monday night. Compton was led by Makaia Smith’s 12 points and Janae Owens’ 11 points. Compton (10-6, 1-2) will host Cabrillo […]