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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Long Beach Athletes Head To Eugene For NCAA Track Finals

Mike Guardabascio

Ten Long Beach athletes will compete at this weekend’s NCAA Track & Field championships in Eugene, Oregon, an event already guaranteed to be historic as it’s the last to be held at Historic Hayward Field before it’s rebuilt. Headlining the group of locals is Long Beach Poly alum Ariana Washington, one of the NCAA’s most […]

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Twenty-Two Long Beach Athletes Compete at CIF State Track & Field Finals

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of track and field is sponsored by Bryson Financial Saturday’s 102nd CIF State Track & Field meet wasn’t dominated by Long Beach teams and athletes the way it often has been over the last century—but it was a strong return to state competition for four young Long Beach high school programs, all of whom […]

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High School Football Preview: Compton at Inglewood

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Compton will have its hands full tonight when it visits Inglewood for a rare nonleague match up. Inglewood (2-0) has brought in a host of talent this season and already has a quality 29-26 win over Loyola on its resume. Compton (1-0) dominated an over matched Compton Centennial team last week, and has the Hub […]