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 Wilson, Poly Water Polo Player Earn CIF Awards

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As expected the release of the CIF Southern Section’s All-CIF girls’ water polo teams brought some big honors to Long Beach, following the Moore League’s historic 2017-18 season. Prior to this year there had only been one league team to ever reach a CIF championship game, which resulted in a frustrating loss for Wilson. This […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Ike Mikaele, Long Beach Poly Football Long Beach Poly senior linebacker Ike Mikaele had a big game helping […]

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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 […]