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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Lakewood Baseball Star Ricky Tiedemann Will Play For LBCC

Mike Guardabascio

Ricky Tiedemann should be on a bus somewhere. In a normal year, he would be–toiling away somewhere in the minor leagues, in some rookie program. This, of course, is not a normal year. Tiedemann was ranked in the top 90 on MLB.com’s prospects ahead of this year’s draft, but was not selected in the abbreviated […]

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Shorthanded Long Beach State Volleyball Drops Thriller at UCLA

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit naplesislandcarwash.com to learn more. Not all losses are created equal, and it’s easy to see why Long Beach State men’s volleyball coach Alan Knipe wasn’t shedding too many tears after his team lost their first match in three weeks at UCLA […]

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Long Beach City College Soccer

TODAY: LBCC Soccer Opens Playoffs At Oxnard

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach City College’s men’s soccer team starts the playoffs today in Oxnard at 2:00 p.m.  This is the fifth time in the past six years that the Vikings have made the playoffs, each year against Oxnard.  The Vikings hope to avenge last year’s home defeat.  The Vikings are currently ranked No. 18 in the […]