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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Track: Long Beach Poly, Wilson Post Great Marks At Texas Relays

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach Poly and Wilson are both national-level track programs this year, and the two teams have been traveling like it. After spending the weekend in San Diego for the Mt. Carmel Invitational two weekends ago, both teams were in Austin last weekend for the 92nd Annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, one of the most […]

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Wilson’s Lashinda Demus Will Finally Receive Olympic Gold at Ceremony in Paris

Mike Guardabascio

Twelve years after being cheated out of an Olympic gold medal, Wilson alum Lashinda Demus will finally get her due in a historic reallocation ceremony in Paris at this year’s Olympics. Demus took second in the 2012 400 meter hurdles to an athlete who was later disqualified for doping—when she exchanges her silver for gold […]

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Forty-One Long Beach Entries Prepare For CIF-SS Track and Field Masters

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of track and field is sponsored by Bryson Financial  This Saturday’s CIF Southern Section Masters Track and Field meet will feature 41 Long Beach entries, as the city’s last remaining high school athletes in the 2022-23 school year look to continue their excellent seasons. Poly and Wilson swept the team Division 1 championships […]