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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Long Beach Poly Football Makes California History With 800th Victory

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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.  Long Beach Poly’s 17-3 win over Serra felt like a landmark game in many ways, as the Jackrabbits got over the hump against the Cavaliers thanks to an outstanding defensive performance and […]

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CIF Football Playoff Brackets Show Path For Five Long Beach Teams

Mike Guardabascio

The release of the CIF Southern Section football playoff brackets shows the fate for five Long Beach football teams. Division 2 To no surprise, Long Beach Poly was placed in Division 2 after the Division ½ pool was split on Sunday, with only eight teams making the D1 bracket. While a lot of Jackrabbits fans […]

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STANDINGS: Long Beach Football, Week 10

Mike Guardabascio

With just two weeks left in the regular season, here’s where all the teams stand in the playoff hunt. The top three Moore League schools qualify automatically for the postseason.