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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Long Beach Poly’s Kenya Payne Commits To USC

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach Poly senior Kenya Payne is one of the best high school hurdlers anywhere in the country, and on Sunday evening she made the announcement that she’s committed to continue her career on the collegiate level at USC. Payne’s family was hosting a birthday party for her with a big group of friends and […]

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Long Beach Stars Shine At Moore League Track & Field Finals

Mike Guardabascio

The Moore League Track and Field Finals were a lengthy affair on Thursday, so there was a spotlight on the finish line by the time they concluded. As it turned out, that was a fitting image, as the city’s best athletes deserved the Hollywood treatment. The Long Beach Poly and Wilson boys’ 4×400 relay was […]

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Long Beach Athletes Compete in CIF-SS Track & Field Prelims

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of track and field is sponsored by Bryson Financial  A huge contingent of Long Beach athletes representing several schools will compete at today’s CIF-SS Track & Field prelims, trying to make next weekend’s CIF-SS Finals. The city has 93 entries in today’s prelims–we’ll update you tonight on who got through. Long Beach Poly (Division 1: […]