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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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial.      It’s a new day at Long Beach Poly under first-year coach Gerald Aquiningoc, who made waves in the city when he left Wilson for Poly. The Jackrabbits last year went 11-17 and finished in fourth place in the Moore League, both their lowest marks in […]

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Multisport Athletes of the Year 2024

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Unfortunately as specialization is pushed at younger and younger ages, the high school multisport athlete is largely becoming a thing of the past, with year-round commitments crowding out the old-school approach. As such we wanted to recognize four Long Beach athletes competing in multiple sports at a high level this year. On the boys’ side, […]