Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 18 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous state and national honors 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’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2023-24 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. High school boys’ volleyball playoffs begin today with opening-round action for the Moore League, with Wilson at home while Poly, Millikan and Jordan hit the road. Avalon will play on the island tonight hosting La Mirada. Division […]