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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Preview: Millikan vs. Carson, Football

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The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. Thursday night’s matchup between Millikan and Carson is a tale of two completely different situations. The Rams come into the game having dropped their season opener a week ago at Newbury Park, meanwhile Carson is riding high coming off of a […]

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ROUNDUP: Long Beach CIF Playoff Football Coverage

Mike Guardabascio & JJ Fiddler

We’ve got links to all our articles, videos, and photo galleries from the opening week of the playoffs. Millikan 53, Pacifica 6 / READ MORE about the Rams’ first-round win. WATCH VIDEO. SEE PHOTOS. JSerra 42, Long Beach Poly 9 / READ MORE about the Jackrabbits’ loss. WATCH VIDEO. SEE PHOTOS. Mira Costa 41, Wilson 20 / SEE […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Naples Rib Company. HIGH SCHOOL Shayna Martinez, Lakewood Volleyball Lakewood’s Shayna Martinez led the Lancers to a championship performance in the Dave Mohs Tournament last weekend, and earned tourney MVP honors for her excellent play. She had 37 kills and 21 digs in four matches  to […]