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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Football: Millikan Star Ryan Pellum Commits To USC

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The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. If you had just one word to sum up Ryan Pellum’s college commitment, it would be Family.  Fitting for a guy who plays as fast and furious as Pellum does on the gridiron; and family was integral to both his […]

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STANDINGS: Long Beach Boys’ Water Polo

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This week, The562’s coverage is sponsored by Long Beach Gives. Visit LongBeachGives.org to find your cause! Donations will be accepted through Sept. 22. Here’s how the local high school boys’ water polo teams stand in the Moore League. Long Beach Poly is the only local team in the latest CIF Southern Section rankings at No. 9 in […]