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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CIF Basketball: Long Beach Poly Pulls Away From Crespi in Quarters

Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team is headed to the CIF Southern Section Division 2AA semifinals after pulling away from Crespi late in the game on the road in the quarters. The Jackrabbits trailed by six points in the second half but got clutch performances from freshman Jovani Ruff and senior Daniel Hardy off […]

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CIF Girls’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly Falls to Orange Lutheran

Matt Simon

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial Looking to advance to the semifinals for the second time in two years, the Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball season came to an end Saturday night after a 64-48 loss to Orange Lutheran.  The Lancers came flying out of the gates as Kelly Garrity and […]

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LB In MLB: Wilson High Alums Back On The Mound

JJ Fiddler

Debuts, returns, the Olympics and contract arbitration are just a few of the interesting stories this month involving Long Beach products in Major League Baseball. Wilson Bruins fans have been pleasantly surprised to see Chase De Jong and Tommy Nance both pitching in The Show over the last few weeks. The Wilson alums weren’t on […]