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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Long Beach Boys’ Swimming Preview: Wilson Trying To Extend Record Streak

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The state’s longest league championship streak will be on the line again this year, as Wilson tries to win a 47th consecutive Moore League title. The Bruins are led once again by a coach steeped in the tradition of the school’s storied aquatics program, Eric Berg. “We were lucky that the top seniors that graduated […]

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Long Beach Poly Weight Room Gets Renovation From Ekeler Foundation, Alums Casey and Smith-Schuster, Chargers

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. It’s a decent bet that no room in sports has produced more with less than the Long Beach Poly weight room. Mostly unchanged since it was first put together more than 70 years […]

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CIF Basketball: Wilson Girls’ Roll To Quarterfinals Win At Home

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STORY BY MATT SIMON Top seed Wilson continued its stellar run through the CIF Southern Section Division 3A girls’ basketball playoffs on Wednesday night by defeating La Quinta 61-31 to advance to the semifinals. Junior Ashley Hawkins and senior Samiya Terry combined for 33 points to lead the way for the Bruins. Hawkins had 17 […]