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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Football: Long Beach Poly Shuts Out Cabrillo at Homecoming Celebration

Mike Guardabascio

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. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. The Long Beach […]

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Football: Lakewood Beats Cabrillo, Awaits Playoff Fate

Mike Guardabascio

Lakewood needed to win on Friday to keep their playoff hopes alive and then hope that Compton could beat Wilson. It wasn’t the night that the Lancers hoped for, but they did take care of their end of the equation in a lopsided win over Cabrillo, 77-0. “We just wanted to play a complete game,” […]

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Basketball: Long Beach Poly Tops Compton In Moore League Clash

Mike Guardabascio

There was plenty of chatter pregame about how Compton had a good shot at Long Beach Poly’s boys’ basketball team on Thursday night in a battle of the Moore League’s two best teams. Compton took their shot, but the Jackrabbits proved the superior team in a 70-61. “This is a big win for us,” said […]