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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VIDEO: Lakewood vs. Heritage, CIF Boys’ Water Polo

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All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. No Title The Lakewood Lancers hosted a Division 6 boys’ water polo quarterfinal matchup against Heritage High. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the […]

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Compton Girls’ Basketball Going To Playoffs After Tiebreaker Win

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This season has already been historic for the Compton girls’ basketball team. On Friday night, the team effectively started the playoffs with a fourth-place tiebreaker game against Wilson, held at Jordan. With the two teams tied for the Moore League’s last remaining playoff spot, it was win or go home for both teams, and Compton […]

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PODCAST: Announcing The All-City Awards!

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This week on the show we’re handing out more awards for the 2018-19 Long Beach sports year. The562.org All-City Awards Athletes Of The Year (03:15) Freshman Of They Year (06:35) Coach Of They Year (10:15) Spirit Of Long Beach (12:20) Game Of The Year (14:30) Tribute Of The Year (16:00) Youth Team Of The Year […]