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 Girls’ Water Polo: Millikan Dominates La Quinta in Playoff Opener

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All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. It took less than 15 seconds for the Millikan Rams to score the first goal of their 2022 playoff run against La Quinta High on Tuesday night. The top-seeded Rams eventually took their foot off the gas, […]

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Millikan Track & Field

CIF State Track: Millikan’s Jason Parra Takes Bronze in Boys’ 3200

Tyler Hendrickson

The562’s cross country and track & field coverage is sponsored by an anonymous donation, in appreciation of Coach Ron Allice. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. Long Beach’s fastest distance runner capped his career with another strong performance on the track, as Millikan senior Jason Parra […]

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Lakewood Volleyball Looking Like CIF Title Contender

Mike Guardabascio

When the Lakewood Lancers boys’ volleyball team started the season, coach Devon Taylor said the team didn’t write down specific benchmarks to measure the year by. “We didn’t set any tangible goals, we didn’t talk about winning Moore League or winning CIF,” he said. “We just wanted to create an environment where everyone could get […]