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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Girls’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly Pulls Away From Lakewood, Clinches League Title

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The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial Monday night at Ron Palmer Pavilion was far from a routine coronation for the Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball program. Yes, the Jackrabbits won to clinch another Moore League title, and yes, they […]

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PODCAST: What Up, Long Beach?! Biggest Surprises So Far

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00:00 Intro & Long Beach State University branding issue 03:00 Biggest Long Beach Sports Surprises 03:35 LB Poly Football 04:45 Wilson Girls’ Golf 05:27 Top-Ranked Wilson Girls’ Tennis & Cabrillo Boys’ Water Polo 06:30 LBSU Women’s Soccer 07:50 Compton Football 09:22 Millikan Football 10:10 LBSU Men’s Basketball 12:13 New CIF-SS Divisions For Basketball, Soccer & […]