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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Cross Country: Poly’s Will Frankenfeld Makes Foot Locker Nationals

Mike Guardabascio

Frankenfeld (fourth from the left) and the other top 8 finishers at the Foot Locker West Regional. A long, grueling season for Long Beach Poly senior cross country runner Will Frankenfeld will end exactly where Frankenfeld wanted it to: in San Diego at the 40th annual Foot Locker Nationals, where he’ll be joined by 39 […]

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CIF-SS Girls’ Soccer Brackets Released

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Four Moore League girls’ soccer teams are headed to the CIF Southern Section playoffs highlighted by Millikan being ranked No. 4 overall and reaching the Open Division. The Rams (18-2-1) won a second consecutive Moore League title and are guaranteed two playoffs games this week. They will visit Mira Costa on Thursday before hosting the […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Misha Hebert, Long Beach Poly Soccer Long Beach Poly’s Misha Hebert scored the game-winner for the Jackrabbits in the second-half of a 2-1 win over Wilson last week. The win keeps Poly in the title hunt […]