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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Basketball Long Beach State

Men’s Basketball: Colin Slater Clutch 3-Pointer Gives Long Beach State Big West’s Top Seed

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Long Beach State senior guard Colin Slater had missed all 12 of his shots from the field when he caught the inbounds pass with 7.9 seconds left in regulation of a tied game. “I knew (LBSU coach Dan Monson) wasn’t going to call a timeout so I was pushing it with a good pace,” Slater […]

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COVID-19 Long Beach State Podcast Track & Field

PODCAST: The LB Fee Show With Track Coach LaTanya Sheffield

JJ Fiddler

This week we’re talking to Long Beach State Athletes Director Andy Fee about the six phases of how the Beach will bring athletics back to campus following the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re also joined by LaTanya Sheffield to talk about how Track & Field is responding to the pandemic, the now 2021 Olympic games and her […]

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Baseball Column Long Beach State

COLUMN: Big West Baseball Needs a Conference Tournament

Tyler Hendrickson

The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2022 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. When Long Beach State played Hawaii for the men’s volleyball national championship last month, it was a banner day for the Big West Conference. Those two teams have won every national title since 2017, solidifying the […]