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’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management.  It was a difficult couple of weeks to be Stephen Barbee. Sure, the fifth-year Long Beach Poly football coach’s team was winning, picking up big victories over Serra and Mission Viejo. And […]

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After road wins in hostile environments in the CIF Southern Section Division 2AA quarterfinals and semifinals, the Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team finally found a gym they didn’t feel at home in. The Jackrabbits were outshot by host Village Christian in a high-scoring affair and fell 78-69. Both teams had been advancing through the […]

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