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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Volleyball Wilson

FEATURE: Chloe Pravednikov Making Own Way With Wilson Girls’ Volleyball

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This week, The562’s coverage is sponsored by Long Beach Gives. Visit LongBeachGives.org to find your cause! Donations will be accepted through Sept. 22. 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 […]

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Basketball Wilson

PREVIEW: Wilson Girls Hit Road For Semifinals

Mike Guardabascio

STORY BY MATT SIMON After cruising through the first three rounds of the CIF-SS Division 3A playoffs, coach Long Beach Wilson coach Erin Carey feels the Bruins still have more to prove as they head to West Covina to take on the Bulldogs in the semifinals. This season has been a phenomenal turnaround after the […]

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Track & Field Wilson

Wilson’s Rachel Glenn Signs With South Carolina

Mike Guardabascio

High school track and field athletes all over America work their whole lives to be in the situation that Wilson senior Rachel Glenn was in last week, selecting which college to accept a full scholarship from. That doesn’t mean that the experience wasn’t successful for Glenn, who had a hard time choosing just one option […]