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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STORY BY MATT SIMON Bonard Johnson ignited the Lakewood Lancers offense by scoring a game-high 22 points during the 49-42 win over Sunnyside on Saturday as part of the Ron Massey Tip Off Classic. The Lancers got off to a slow start in the first quarter at Long Beach City College and the Wildcats took […]

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Angels Add Latest Chapter To Blair Field’s Unique History

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For nearly a century, the baseball fields in Long Beach’s Recreation Park have played host to many of the best baseball players to ever live, spanning multiple generations of America’s pastime. Rec Park’s first baseball game was played in 1924, between the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League and the Chicago Cubs, one […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

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Congratulations to our final Athletes of the Week of 2018! Click here to see all the winners this year. HIGH SCHOOL Sarah Santos, Long Beach Poly Soccer Long Beach Poly junior Sarah Santos scored a thrilling game-winner against Wilson in a 3-2 win last week, putting it home in the 78th minute. The Jackrabbits’ come-from-behind […]