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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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

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Congratulations to all of our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Jason Parra, Millikan Cross Country Millikan sophomore Jason Parra made history at last week’s Moore League cross country opener, as he won the boys’ varsity race at El Dorado. Parra’s time of 14:41 was a […]

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Long Beach City College Notebook: Baseball Wins Playoff Series

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Long Beach City College baseball upset No. 5 Ventura College in the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Southern California Regionals last weekend. The Vikings advance to the CCCAA Super Regionals against No. 1 Orange Coast College this weekend. Ace pitcher Garrett Rennie (8-2) helped LBCC win the first game of the seres at Ventura […]

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Football: Jordan Fires Tim Wedlow After Historic Season

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013 Following Jordan High’s historic run to the CIF Southern Section Division 11 championship game last Fall, Jordan administration has fired coach Tim Wedlow. The Panthers had never made a CIF-SS football championship game prior to this season. “They just told me they’re going […]