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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PODCAST: Is Sportsmanship Dead?

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This week on the show JJ, Mike and Tyler tackle the issues with sportsmanship in both amateur and professional sports. They’re also talking to Lakewood High athletic director and girls’ volleyball coach Mike Wadley about how his job has changed, what needs to happen to bring prep sports back, and much more. 01:00 Is Sportsmanship […]

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Boys’ Soccer: Millikan Repeats As Moore League Champions

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The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. Millikan boys’ soccer ended its season with a scoreless draw against Cabrillo on Wednesday to wrap up its second consecutive Moore League championship. The Rams (13-3-6, 8-1-3) only last one of their last 11 games thanks to some fantastic defense. Millikan’s […]

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CIF Volleyball: Lakewood Wins Another Five Set Thriller Against La Salle

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The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2024-2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The Lakewood girls’ volleyball team has played every game of their CIF-SS Division 5 playoff run like it’s their last—especially when it goes to five. […]