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.
http://The562.org

Related Articles

Screenshot 2024 05 03 At 12.09.11 Am
Baseball St. Anthony Video

VIDEO: St Anthony vs Whittier Christian CIF Baseball

Matt Simon

Subscribe to the562 on GiveButter to make a recurring donation and keep Long Beach sports coverage free!

Collage Fotor
COVID-19 Education Long Beach Poly St. Anthony

FEATURE: Ili Family Recovering After COVID-19 Scare

Mike Guardabascio

Easter in the Ili household in Long Beach is usually a well-choreographed parade of activity. In years past Lina Ili would put on music early in the morning while she, her husband Junior, and their four children got ready for church. At St. Cornelius, those six Ilis would be surrounded by around 80 other members […]

Screen Shot 2022 09 08 At 10.55.57 Pm
Long Beach Poly Millikan Volleyball

Volleyball: Millikan Takes Down Poly On the Road

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and […]