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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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. It’s been several years since the city of Long Beach hosted […]

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STORY AND VIDEO BY MATT SIMON Looking to keep her team unbeaten, Millikan sophomore Allison Crawford notched her tenth double-double of the season and her sixth in a row. With 34 points and 18 rebounds, Crawford took care of business as the Rams withstood a late comeback attempt to defeat Long Beach Wilson 81-73 Monday […]

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