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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Lakewood Boys’ Basketball Wins At Massey Classic

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STORY BY MATT SIMON Bonard Johnson ignited the Lakewood Lancers offense by scoring a game-high 22 points during the 49-42 win over Sunnyside on Saturday as part of the Ron Massey Tip Off Classic. The Lancers got off to a slow start in the first quarter at Long Beach City College and the Wildcats took […]

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CIF-SS Announces Postseason Plan for Spring Sports

Tyler Hendrickson

This story has been updated with quotes from CIF-SS Commissioner Rob Wigod during Monday’s press conference. The CIF-Southern Section has just announced that there will be postseason play in the 2020-21 school year. With recent changes to California Department of Public Health (CDPH) guidelines permitting schools to travel across multiple county lines for competition, the […]

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Long Beach Poly Water Polo

Long Beach Poly Boys’ Water Polo Wins Historic CIF-SS Championship Over Crespi

Mike Guardabascio

All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. The last time the Long Beach Poly boys’ water polo team won a CIF Southern Section championship, there were still waves on the city’s beaches. A lot of things have changed since 1929–including the construction of the […]