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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Football: Long Beach Poly New California Wins Leader After Compton Shutout

Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach Poly team was in a celebratory mood Friday night in Compton. The Jackrabbits beat Compton for the program’s 807th win in history, making Poly the new all-time wins leader in California history, according to Cal-Hi Sports’ record book. The victory officially puts Poly one win up on Bakersfield High. The Jackrabbits dominated […]

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CIF Boys’ Basketball: Compton Defense Dominates King On The Road

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A stifling Compton boys’ basketball defense limited host King High to seven points in the third quarter of the CIF Southern Section Division 2A second round game on Tuesday night. Compton went on to take the game 63-48, and will host Crescenta Valley on Thursday in the quarterfinals.

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LIVE UPDATES: Lakewood vs Wilson Football, Long Beach Poly vs Compton, Jordan vs Cabrillo, St. Anthony vs Crespi

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. It’s the last week of the regular season and we’ve got updates coming from every game, with kickoffs slated for 7pm. CLICK HERE if you can’t see the updates–please note that Twitter’s recent API changes may delay updates in this feed. […]