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.org’s Athletes Of The Week

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Welcome back to our weekly Athletes of the Week awards. HIGH SCHOOL Malik Salahuddin, Long Beach Poly Basketball Poly junior Malik Salahuddin showed how bright the Jackrabbits’ future is last week in a pair of state playoff games. Salahuddin led the way for Poly in a first-round road game against El Camino Real with 26 […]

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Soccer: Millikan Girls Overwhelm Poly In Win

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The Millikan girls’ soccer team wasn’t happy with how they played in their first Moore League contest against Long Beach Poly. The two-time reigning league champs fell behind in that one and had to rely on two late goals to salvage a tie. Head coach Tino Nunez wanted them attacking from the beginning in their […]