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’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Heading into the second week of the Moore League boys’ basketball season, eyes were keened on the Lakewood-Wilson Monday night matchup. With both squads jockeying for the league title, […]

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Boys’ Soccer: Long Beach Poly Wins Opener At Cabrillo

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It didn’t take long for Omar Juarez to make his presence felt on Tuesday at Cabrillo where he and the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits opened this rescheduled Moore League boys’ soccer season with a 4-1 victory. “After a long time being out it feels good to be on the field with all of the guys,” […]

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Moore League Boys’ Swim Preview

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The last time the Wilson Bruins lost a Moore League boys’ swimming championship, the average price for a gallon of gas was just $0.36. That was in 1972, and while plenty of things have changed in the 50 years since, the Bruin boys continue to reign supreme in Long Beach. Wilson will be looking to […]