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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Colorado Springs is a long way away from Long Beach, but the US Olympic & Paralympic Training Center had a distinct local flavor last week. USA Basketball hosted its annual Junior National Team camp with 73 high school-aged athletes from around the country all in competition to impress USA Basketball coaches, hone their craft, and […]

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COLUMN: Clear Your Schedules, Long Beach

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I’m a calendar guy. Being a sportswriter means that nights and weekends are usually pretty full. That’s a problem for a father of two and someone who would like to maintain some semblance of a social life. People don’t usually schedule birthday parties for Tuesday mornings, for example, a time window I’m much more likely […]

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VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. Los Altos, Boys’ Basketball

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CIF Boys’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly vs. Los Altos Long Beach Poly visited Los Altos for a CIF-SS Division 2AA semifinal matchup on Friday night.For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562…. Support The562.org