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 senior signing class grew to eight athletes on Wednesday, as five Jackrabbits signed scholarships on National Letter of Intent Day. The five seniors were celebrated with a small ceremony in the football film room. They are: Jalen Johnson (Lake Erie College), Tyson Bordeaux (Grambling State), Malik Brown (South West Oklahoma State University), […]

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Under head coach Carl Buggs, Long Beach Poly’s girls’ basketball team has always been known for great defense and toughness. Both were on full display during a master class victory over Harvard-Westlake in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinals on Wednesday evening in the Wolverines’ gym. Poly clamped down on a potent H-W attack […]

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VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. Wilson, Girls’ Basketball

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.