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 High School Football CalPreps Rankings, Week Seven

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With the new playoff format last year, the number question we got at every practice we went to was about playoff divisions. With that in mind we’re going to track where teams stand each week in the CalPreps rankings, which are used to determine the CIF Southern Section’s playoff divisions at the end of the […]

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Football: Long Beach Poly QB Shea Kuykendall Discusses Northern Colorado Commitment

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After a strong senior season, Long Beach Poly QB Shea Kuykendall has set his path for the future with a verbal commitment to the University of Northern Colorado. The Bears, a Diviision 1 program who compete in the Big Sky Conference, are getting a leader with a high work ethic in Kuykendall, who is a […]

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Football: Millikan’s Ryan Pellum Hosts Holiday Toy Drive at Local Schools

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The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. Three days before Christmas, Millikan football star Ryan Pellum spent the day handing out toys to students, spreading some holiday cheer across Long Beach and Lakewood. The former Moore League Player of the Year, who is a national level recruit […]