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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Boys’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly Tops Compton In Thriller

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It was a battle of the Moore League’s two best teams, and in the end, great coaching and free throw shooting boosted Long Beach Poly to a 45-44 win over Compton. The win puts Poly (16-4, 8-0) three games clear of the rest of the Moore League, a commanding lead. CLICK HERE for our photo […]

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Compton Football

Football: Compton Shuts Down Compton Centennial

JJ Fiddler

Compton coach Calvin Bryant cut his teeth running the double-wing with the Tarbabes in the mid-2000s, and he began his second stint at the school in 2015 doing the same. But for much of the first half of Compton’s 41-0 season-opening win over Compton Centennial on Friday, the Tarbabes operated out of the shotgun. And […]

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Girls’ Basketball: Paige Williams Leads Wilson Past Jordan

Matt Simon

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013. Wilson sophomore Paige Williams wanted to make sure she made up for her slow start on Friday night against Jordan in a Moore League girls’ basketball battle with playoff […]