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.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to our final Athletes of the Week of 2018! Click here to see all the winners this year. HIGH SCHOOL Sarah Santos, Long Beach Poly Soccer Long Beach Poly junior Sarah Santos scored a thrilling game-winner against Wilson in a 3-2 win last week, putting it home in the 78th minute. The Jackrabbits’ come-from-behind […]

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PREVIEW: 30 Long Beach Entries Prepping For CIF-SS Track & Field Masters

Mike Guardabascio

This Saturday at El Camino College, 30 entries from five Long Beach schools will compete in the CIF Southern Section Track & Field Masters Meet, a collection of the best of the best talent around Southern California and also the qualifying event for May 24-25’s CIF State meet. Long Beach Poly leads the way with […]

Peyton Watson
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Feature: Behind the Scenes of Peyton Watson’s UCLA Commitment

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach Poly senior-to-be Peyton Watson announced his commitment to play his NCAA basketball at UCLA last week, live on a national platform with Fox Sports. It was a thrilling couple of days for Watson and his family, who’ve been working towards this point since he was a toddler. “It was by far the most […]