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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CIF Basketball: Long Beach Poly Wins Semis Thriller With Corona del Mar, Headed to Championship

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial In front of a sold-out gym and dozens of former players, the Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team made its case to be a part of a Jackrabbit legacy that includes boatloads of CIF Southern Section titles, big wins, big-time college recruits, and more […]

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Boys’ Cross Country: Millikan’s Parra, Long Beach Poly Claim Titles

Mike Guardabascio

All of The562’s cross-country coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Bryson. Visit BrysonFinancial.com to learn more. All year, it’s been clear that Millikan’s Jason Parra was the best runner in the Moore League, and that Long Beach Poly has the best team. To nobody’s surprise, both things remained true at Heartwell Park […]

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Football Preview: Cabrillo Jaguars

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The562’s season previews for the 2022-23 school year are sponsored by Vertical Raise, the official team fundraising partner of The562. The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. Expectations were modest for Cabrillo last season, with the Jaguars mostly looking to re-establish the program after missing the 2020 campaign due to the […]