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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STANDINGS: Long Beach Boys’ Basketball, Week 10

Mike Guardabascio

After ten weeks of action here’s where things stand in the Long Beach boys’ basketball world with a list of this week’s games below the standings box. Note: Standings based on reported results. Coaches can report scores/weekly results as well as schedule listings to Mike@The562.org. — — This week’s games MONDAY Lakewood vs Wilson, 7pm […]

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The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week

Mike Guardabascio

Welcome to our first weekly installment of The562.org’s Athletes of the Week for this season brought to you by Naples Rib Company, and congrats to our winners. Click SUBSCRIBE up above to support local sports coverage–we can’t survive without your help. HIGH SCHOOL Elijah Dolphin, Long Beach Poly Football World, meet Elijah Dolphin. The Poly […]

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PREVIEW: Compton vs. Centennial Football

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Compton vs. Compton Centennial, 5 p.m. Battling for bragging rights in Compton always comes down to the games between the Tarbabes, Compton Centennial and Dominguez. Compton beat Centennial 42-8 the last time they played in 2016, but Centennial had won the previous five meetings between the proximity rivals. “It is a city game so we […]