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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Long Beach Poly junior middle blocker Rylie McGinest did not need long to make the biggest decision of her athletic career so far. When she received a formal offer from USC a few days ago, McGinest committed immediately. “Oh I did commit on the spot, yes,” she said. “They said, ‘You can wait and think […]

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Volleyball: Millikan Sweeps Long Beach Poly

Nina Fife

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. 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 […]

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Long Beach Poly Millikan Soccer

Boys’ Soccer: Long Beach Poly, Millikan Play To Scoreless Draw

JJ Fiddler

Both Long Beach Poly and Millikan boys’ soccer desperately needed a win on Friday, but neither of them got what they wanted in a scoreless draw. The Jackrabbits and Rams missed an opportunity to get closer to first-place Wilson in the standings with a week left in the regular season. “That felt like a loss […]