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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PHOTOS: Avalon vs. Downey Calvary Chapel Football

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The Avalon High 8-Man football team went on the road to beat Calvary Chapel Downey 28-20 on Saturday in the regular season finale. Avalon (8-1, 5-1) got three touchdown Beto Martinez as he caught two scores from quarterback Jose Gomez, and also had a kick return for a touchdown. Gomez clinched the victory on defense […]

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Boys’ Water Polo: Millikan Dominates Lakewood

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This installment of the Battle Of The Blueprint rivalry at the Moore League Boys’ Water Polo Showcase on Wednesday was all Millikan as the Rams rolled to a 21-1 win over rival Lakewood at Cabrillo High. Millikan got balanced scoring as it relied on out-swimming Lakewood in transition. Ben Weldele led the Rams with four […]

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Feature: Long Beach Poly’s Tyson Ruffins Leading By Example

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. Before every Long Beach Poly football game for the last few decades, the […]