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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High School Football: Millikan vs. Santa Ana The Millikan Rams opened the 2021 season with a close game against visiting Santa Ana. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. Support The562.org

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There’s a little bit of history between St. Anthony and Wilson’s football programs. The two teams played four times in the 1980s, with Wilson going 3-1, and then picked the series back up in 2014. We’ve been calling it “The Battle For 7th Street” since the rivalry was renewed, and that moniker is now emblazoned […]

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LA Valley football coach Matt White had plenty to say about LBCC on Twitter before the season started, stoking excitement about the Monarchs’ visit to Veterans Memorial Stadium. As it turned out, the Vikings were the ones doing all the talking on the scoreboard as they easily beat LA Valley, 54-24. LBCC coach Brett Peabody […]