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 courtesy David Gonzales  It was a hot, scorching day in Inglewood Saturday as over 400 participants and 100 volunteers gathered at Edward Vincent Jr Park for Super Fest – an annual event held by the Matthew Foundation the day before the Super Bowl.  Temperatures over 90 degrees did not stifle the joy and commitment […]

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Football: Jordan Holds On For Close Win At Peninsula

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It was a Panther reunion on Friday at Peninsula High School, as the Long Beach Jordan Panthers faced off against the Peninsula Panthers after previously playing them last season. Though it wasn’t the same 41-point performance as it was a year ago, Jordan found a way to get it done, defeating Peninsula, 7-6. Down one […]

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Flag Football: Long Beach Poly Shuts Out Jordan And Lakewood

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of girls’ flag football in 2023-24 is sponsored by the Los Angeles Chargers. On the first drive of the afternoon, in the first of two games for the Long Beach Poly flag […]