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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The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Dylan Williams, Long Beach Poly Football Long Beach Poly linebacker Dylan Williams, a USC commit, has helped anchor […]

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Long Beach High School Football CalPreps Rankings, Week Six

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This week, The562’s coverage is sponsored by Long Beach Gives. Visit LongBeachGives.org to find your cause! Donations will be accepted through Sept. 22. With the new playoff format last year, the number question we got at every practice we went to was about playoff divisions. With that in mind we’re going to track where teams stand each […]

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Wilson Water Polo’s Katherine O’Dea Wins Gold With USA Women’s Youth National Team

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The562’s coverage of water polo & swimming is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. Wilson water polo star Katherine O’Dea traveled to Bauru, Brazil earlier this month to compete in the 2023 Pan American Games as part of the USA Women’s Youth National Team. O’Dea helped the Americans win the Gold medal and scored […]