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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In another world, Jayon Brown might not be a Long Beach Poly alum. Brown exhibited something often lacking in high school athletes: patience. The second-year Titans linebacker didn’t start as a Jackrabbit until his senior year of high school, and ended up signing with UCLA after being lightly recruited. He didn’t start for the Bruins […]

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PREVIEW: Long Beach Poly Football vs Serra, CIF State Playoffs

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Long Beach Poly is still playing football this December, and Christmas came early for the Jackrabbits and Southern California football fans. Usually the CIF State Regional Championship games–which come between the much-hyped CIF-SS title games and the CIF State championships–are a bit of a letdown, pitting Southern Section teams against City Section or San Diego […]

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LIVE UPDATES: Wilson vs Yucaipa CIF Girls Water Polo, Millikan vs Dana Hills, Poly vs JSerra, Lakewood vs Pasadena Poly

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The562’s coverage of water polo & swimming is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. Refresh the page to see the latest score updates! Four Moore League girls’ water polo teams are in action on Wednesday as they look to earn their spot in a CIF championship game. Lakewood is visiting Pasadena Poly in […]