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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Wilson baseball coach Andy Hall said it both during and after Wednesday’s 7-3 victory over Long Beach Poly: “Baseball is a silly game.” The Bruins have admittedly not been playing close to their best baseball this season, while the host Jackrabbits entered the game riding high with an unblemished Moore League record.  But none of […]

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PODCAST: Long Beach Poly Football Coach Stephen Barbee Talks Communicating With His Players

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This week on the show we’re reporting some good news and talking to Long Beach Poly football coach Stephen Barbee about how he’s communicating with his players during these strange times. 01:00 We’ve got good news! 12:00 Interview with LB Poly Football Coach Stephen Barbee 25:00 Local 17-year-old professional soccer player 30:30 Green Schools Campaign […]

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CIF Boys’ Basketball: Wilson Uses Big Third Quarter To Beat Nordhoff, Advances To Semifinals

JJ Fiddler

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. It must’ve been a rousing halftime speech. Wilson trailed Nordhoff by two after the first half of the CIF Southern Section Division 4AA boys’ basketball quarterfinals on Tuesday night in Long Beach. Willem Rutherford scored 22 points for Nordhoff in the […]