Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 18 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous state and national honors 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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Basketball: Cabrillo Boys Blow Out Compton in League Opener

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Cabrillo Athletics is sponsored by the Cohn Family. Cabrillo continued its excellent start to the season with a blowout win over Compton in the Jags’ Moore League opener, 101-57. According to head coach Chris Spencer, it was the Jags’ first win over Compton in a decade, and first-ever 100 point game. It also […]

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TODAY: Bosco Winter Classic Opens With Local Teams

Mike Guardabascio

The Bosco Winter Classic begins this afternoon at St. John Bosco High, where Long Beach Poly, St. Anthony, and Compton will all compete all week. We’ll have daily coverage from the tournament, follow 562sports on Twitter for live updates.

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Women’s Basketball: Long Beach State Finishes Off UC Riverside

Dante Williams

In a game were they leading from the opening tip to the final buzzer, Long Beach State women’s basketball defeated UC Riverside 56-46 Thursday night at Walter Pyramid. The win moves the Beach to 13-2 overall with a 6-1 record in Big West play placing them alone atop the conference standings. “Gutsy win tonight. It […]