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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Basketball: Lakewood Boys Beat Poly In Moore League Opener

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. 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. The […]

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TODAY: Long Beach Teams Start CIF-SS Volleyball Playoffs

Mike Guardabascio

The first round of the CIF Southern Section girls’ volleyball playoffs is this evening, and five teams remain in the action after Millikan was eliminated in Tuesday’s wild card round. All games are at 6 p.m. We’ll have live updates on the website. Division 1  Long Beach Poly @ Aliso Niguel Division 2 Lakewood vs. […]

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Softball Preview: St. Anthony Set Up For Huge Season

JJ Fiddler

St. Anthony softball might have the most talented roster in Long Beach, and coach Brian McCalip said his team is deeper than the squad that won the CIF title two years ago. “If the girls come together like I think they will, they can win the whole thing again,” McCalip said. St. Anthony’s incredibly talented […]