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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The Wilson Bruins are trying to get some solid footing before starting this spring season, and fifth-year coach James Boykin thinks this group can embrace his philosophy. “These kids are awesome and there was a lot of energy when we got back into the gym,” Boykin said. “They were just thrilled to not have to […]

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Football: Long Beach Poly Bounces Back With Wilson Win in ‘Big Game’

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The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Long Beach Poly entered Friday night’s game at Wilson in desperate need of a […]

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CIF Girls’ Tennis: Poly, Wilson Easily Win Quarterfinal Matches

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Both Long Beach Poly and Wilson won CIF Southern Section girls’ tennis playoff matches on Wednesday. The semifinals are scheduled for Wednesday at 2 p.m. Long Beach Poly (23-0) went on a long road trip to Temecula where the Jackrabbits handed Great Oak a 17-1 defeat in Division 2. Poly got sweeps from singles Ava […]