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.
http://The562.org

Related Articles

AJ2Y6137
Basketball Compton Long Beach Poly Photos

Basketball: Long Beach Poly Tops Compton In Moore League Clash

Mike Guardabascio

There was plenty of chatter pregame about how Compton had a good shot at Long Beach Poly’s boys’ basketball team on Thursday night in a battle of the Moore League’s two best teams. Compton took their shot, but the Jackrabbits proved the superior team in a 70-61. “This is a big win for us,” said […]

IMG_5707
Jordan Lakewood Long Beach Poly Millikan St. Anthony Track & Field Wilson

ROUNDUP: Long Beach Stars Shine At CIF-SS Track & Field Finals

Mike Guardabascio

Saturday was a special day for the stars of Long Beach’s track and field scene. Local athletes put on a show and proved that no sport in the city can hang with track and field as Long Beach Poly finished first in the Division 1 girls’ race and second in the Division 1 boys’ race, […]

DSSC00636-scaled
Football Millikan

Football: Millikan Announces Stacked 2023 Schedule Starting With Hawaii Trip

Tyler Hendrickson

The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The spirit of Aloha is alive within the Long Beach football community this year. The Millikan Rams will open their 2023 season with a plane ride to Hawaii to take on historic powerhouse Punahou on Aug. 18, kicking off a […]