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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PREVIEWS: Long Beach Football, Week 6

Mike Guardabascio & JJ Fiddler

It’s rivalry week! Here are links to all of the previews for the sixth week of Long Beach high school football. LISTEN to our weekly podcast What Up, Long Beach?! where we break down the big games. High School Football Rivalries: Long Beach Poly vs. Wilson, Millikan vs. Lakewood Visit The562.org for more Long Beach […]

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FEATURE: The Traores Journey From Côte d’Ivoire’s To Long Beach State Men’s Basketball 

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. You might assume Aboubacar Traore and Lassina Traore are related. The Long Beach State sophomore forwards both hail from Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire where their budding basketball skills earned them the opportunity to attend an American university. But according to Aboubacar, […]

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LB NFL: Jayon Brown And The Power Of Patience

Mike Guardabascio

In another world, Jayon Brown might not be a Long Beach Poly alum. Brown exhibited something often lacking in high school athletes: patience. The second-year Titans linebacker didn’t start as a Jackrabbit until his senior year of high school, and ended up signing with UCLA after being lightly recruited. He didn’t start for the Bruins […]