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 Soccer: Long Beach Poly Falls To Riverside Poly

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The future is looking bright for the talented, young Long Beach Poly boys’ soccer team, but the future hasn’t arrived yet. The Jackrabbits struck first in a second-round CIF-SS Division 2 playoff game against Riverside Poly, but couldn’t react in the second half when the Tigers turned it on, falling 4-1. “We didn’t react,” said […]

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Long Beach Stars Shine At Moore League Track & Field Finals

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The Moore League Track and Field Finals were a lengthy affair on Thursday, so there was a spotlight on the finish line by the time they concluded. As it turned out, that was a fitting image, as the city’s best athletes deserved the Hollywood treatment. The Long Beach Poly and Wilson boys’ 4×400 relay was […]

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Moore League Volleyball Shines at Steve Lewis Volleyfest

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This week, all of The562’s coverage is sponsored by Long Beach Gives. Visit LongBeachGives.org to find your cause and support local nonprofits! Donations will be accepted through Sept. 21. The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2023 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. Mike Wadley’s in his last year as the […]