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 Women’s Hoops Season Ends In Heartbreak

Mike Guardabascio

The wild ride of the 2020-21 Long Beach State women’s basketball season came to an abrupt and heartbreaking end in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, as the third-seeded Beach were upset by sixth-seeded Cal Poly. The Beach had a one-point lead for the last minute but a […]

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Basketball Compton Video Wilson

VIDEO: Compton vs. Wilson Girls’ Basketball

Mike Guardabascio

High School Basketball: Compton vs. Wilson The Compton girls’ basketball team made history with a playoff-clinching win over Wilson in a fourth-place tiebreaker.

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Basketball Lakewood Wilson

Basketball: Wilson Defeats Lakewood Behind Keon Young’s Big Night

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. With Sean Oliver out for Wilson and Chris Willis and Macarhy Morris both out for Lakewood, Monday night’s game between the Bruins and Lancers had an open billing for […]