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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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The statistics and final score notwithstanding, Long Beach State women’s soccer went toe-to-toe with No. 15 USC on Sunday night at George Allen Field. The Beach had a handful of opportunities to equalize late in the game, but couldn’t […]