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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Congratulations to all of our winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Kelsey Adams, Long Beach Poly Soccer Long Beach Poly senior and Pepperdine signee Kelsey Adams helped lead the Jackrabbits to a Moore League co-championship with a win over Wilson last week. Adams had a pair of quality goals in Poly’s […]

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CIF Girls’ Volleyball: Wilson Sweeps Temecula Valley In Postseason Opener

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The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2023 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. It’s been easy for Wilson girls’ volleyball opponents to dial in their defense on big outside hitters Chloe Pravednikov and Babi Gubbins, who […]

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CIF Badminton: Long Beach Poly Drops Hard-Fought Quarterfinal to Alhambra

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Long Beach Poly badminton suffered its first loss of the season on Monday in the CIF-SS Division 1 badminton quarterfinals, coming up short after a ferocious battle against Alhambra. The visiting Moors were able to finish strong after the score was tied 8-8, eventually holding off the Jackrabbits for a 13-8 victory. Poly had the […]