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 Long Beach State

Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Adds Another Elite Transfer

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Long Beach State men’s basketball have brought in another elite talent and Division I transfer this week. Point guard Isaiah Washington will join the Beach after stops at Iona and Minnesota. He was also named Mr. Basketball in the state of New York during his prep career. “Washington has the ability to create his own […]

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Long Beach Poly Soccer

TONIGHT: Long Beach Poly vs. Ventura, CIF Girls’ Soccer Quarterfinals

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach Poly will host Ventura in a CIF-SS Division 2 quarterfinal game at Cabrillo High at 5 p.m. Both teams wanted to play under the lights, which necessitated the move from Poly to Cabrillo. Click here to check out our coverage of the soccer season so far–we’ll be at Cabrillo with live updates, an […]

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Athlete of the Week Cross Country Football Long Beach Poly Water Polo Wilson

The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship! Ryan Pettway, Wilson Football It was another record-setting night for Ryan Pettway, as he led Wilson to a blowout in the first round of the playoffs. Pettway was 11/12 for 306 yards and six touchdowns, a nearly perfect performance […]