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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There are three boys’ and girls’ basketball games happening tonight with major impact on this year’s Moore League championship and playoff scenarios. Here’s our breakdown. Moore League Boys’ Basketball Championship Scenarios Long Beach Poly (19-8, 10-1) travels to Millikan and will clinch at least a share of the championship with a win. If Lakewood loses […]

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The562’s coverage of football in 2023-24 is sponsored in part by the MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center Foundation and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Foundation The562’s standings, schedule, and rankings stories are sponsored by International City Plumbers. We’re entering the third year of the new CIF-SS playoff format, and Long Beach teams made five CIF-SS […]

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Boys’ Soccer: Wilson, Millikan Battle to Scoreless Tie

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STORY AND VIDEO BY MATT SIMON In a physical Moore League opener the Millikan and Wilson boys soccer teams finished in a hard-fought 0-0 tie Wednesday afternoon at Stephens Field. Wilson (3-3-2, 0-0-1) played tenacious defense led by senior Andres Mota who led the Bruins’ backline in containing Millikan’s speedy attack. For Millikan (4-0-2), their […]