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. The Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball comes into the 2024-25 season with a full trophy case, but plenty of question marks. The Jackrabbits have won six CIF-SS and six CIF State championships under legendary Century Club Hall of Fame coach Carl Buggs, and carry a […]

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Wilson Grad Maya Bryson Reflects On Historic Year For Long Beach HS Seniors

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When Wilson High senior Maya Bryson stepped to the microphone to deliver her commencement speech two weeks ago, she took a deep breath and looked out at her classmates, 864 of whom were set to graduate with her that night. In the 95 years since Wilson opened its doors–and the 136 years since the Long […]

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CIF-SS Girls’ Tennis Brackets Released

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach tennis is sponsored by the Long Beach State Tennis Boosters. The playoff pairings for CIF-SS tennis were released on Monday morning, with three Moore League schools learning their postseason draws. Starting in Division 2, the Wilson Bruins have a home match for Wednesday’s first round after a second place finish in […]