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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FEATURE: Long Beach Poly’s Christian Watson Steps Into His Own Legacy

Mike Guardabascio

Christian Watson has heard it over and over the last few years: “Peyton Watson’s little brother.” On the road in the Division 2AA quarterfinals and semifinals, the Long Beach Poly senior guard heard it from opposing student sections, jabs about his older brother being a McDonald’s All-American, and a bigger recruit than Christian. For Christian […]

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STANDINGS: Moore League Boys’ Water Polo

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The562’s coverage of boys’ water polo is sponsored by Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. Here is how the Long Beach high school boys’ water polo teams stand after two weeks of Moore League action. Wilson is currently ranked No. 14 in CIF Southern Section Division 1 poll. Long Beach Poly is No. 7 in Division 2. […]

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Star Football Player Nico Iamaleava Wraps Up Volleyball Career

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach Poly quarterback Nico Iamaleava could have given up volleyball a long time ago. The five-star signal-caller received his first football scholarship offer when he was a freshman, and committed to Tennessee last month. But there he was in the gym at Canyon High in Anaheim last week, putting on a show on the […]