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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Find out where and when your favorite team is playing tonight. Division 1: St. Anthony vs. Alemany, 7 p.m. Division 1: Long Beach Poly BYE (Home on Tuesday in second round) Division 2A: Compton vs. Lynwood, 7 p.m. Division 2A: Wilson @ Diamond Bar, 7 p.m. Division 3AA: Millikan @ Santa Clarita Christian (@ The […]

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ROUNDUP: Long Beach High School Football, Week 1

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The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The Long Beach high school football got underway last night and few hungry teams got some huge wins to kick things off. Wilson vs. Portola STORY ~ VIDEO ~ PHOTOS Lakewood vs. Carlsbad STORY ~ VIDEO ~ PHOTOS Long Beach Poly […]

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PREVIEW: Long Beach Poly vs. Mira Costa CIF Girls’ Volleyball

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Division 1: Long Beach Poly vs. Mira Costa, 6 p.m. The Jackrabbits host Mira Costa in the best match perhaps anywhere in Southern California this evening, with Division 1’s No. 8 and No. 9 teams meeting. Poly will be the slight underdog, although that’s mostly academic in a meeting of the Moore League champions and […]