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.org’s Athletes of the Week

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Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Jai Smith, Compton Football Compton earned their first playoff spot since 2008 with a win over Cabrillo, and once again it was senior Jai Smith leading the way. Smith had 247 yards rushing and three touchdowns in […]

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PREVIEW: LBCC at Cerritos, Football

Mike Guardabascio

The Vikings are traveling to Cerritos tonight for what is sure to be an emotional game against the Falcons at 6 p.m. It will be the first game for the Vikings since the tragic slaying of former safety Guy Alford, who played with the team the last two seasons. Alford was killed earlier this week, […]

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Football: Millikan Retains Hamilton Trophy By Beating Lakewood Again

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The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The Millikan rushing attack has been on a historic tear and that continued Friday night as the Rams rushed for 529 yards on their way to a 69-28 win […]