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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CIF Tennis: Millikan, Long Beach Poly Win Playoff Openers

Mike Guardabascio

Millikan and Long Beach Poly’s girls’ tennis teams both won their playoff openers on Tuesday, as they hosted CIF-SS Wild Card matches. The Rams defeated Fullerton 10-8 in Division 3 and will advance to face Whitney in the first round on Wednesday. Long Beach Poly took down St. Joseph 15-3 in Division 4 to advance […]

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Girls’ Wrestling: Individual Champions Crowned at Moore League Finals

Julian A. Lopez

After cancellations and postponements due to COVID-19, the Moore League Girls Wrestling Finals took place on Thursday at Millikan and everything went off without a hitch. “Clap it up for getting through league,” Millikan coach Blake Lovato said in a microphone before the award ceremony. The winners featured plenty of repeat champions as six individuals […]

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Girls’ Golf: Wilson, Millikan Win Moore League Matches

JJ Fiddler

The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf for the 2023 season is sponsored from Dan and Desiree Gooch. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s […]