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 high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Senior Charlie Royle spent most of Friday afternoon’s game against Long Beach Poly sitting on the edge of the […]

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FEATURE: Long Beach Poly’s Christian Watson Steps Into His Own Legacy

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Christian Watson has heard it over and over the last few years: “Peyton Watson’s little brother.” On the road in the Division 2AA quarterfinals and semifinals, the Long Beach Poly senior guard heard it from opposing student sections, jabs about his older brother being a McDonald’s All-American, and a bigger recruit than Christian. For Christian […]

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PHOTOS: Millikan vs. Long Beach Poly Girls’ Soccer

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We’ve got some great photos of the Rams’ dramatic win from photographer Art O’Neill of All-in Press.