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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Boys’ Volleyball: Lakewood Clinches Share Of Title

Mike Guardabascio

The Lakewood volleyball team got a wakeup call from Wilson last week—consider the Lancers wide awake. Lakewood clinched a share of the Moore League title on Thursday afternoon with a quick sweep of Long Beach Poly on the Jackrabbits’ Senior Day, winning 25-19, 25-14, 25-12. Lakewood coach Devon Taylor’s group is one match up on […]

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Boys’ Soccer: Long Beach Poly Makes Playoffs After Draw With Lakewood

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The562’s soccer coverage for the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Beach Futbol Club. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 […]

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Boys’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly Tops Compton In Thriller

Mike Guardabascio

It was a battle of the Moore League’s two best teams, and in the end, great coaching and free throw shooting boosted Long Beach Poly to a 45-44 win over Compton. The win puts Poly (16-4, 8-0) three games clear of the rest of the Moore League, a commanding lead. CLICK HERE for our photo […]