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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Long Beach State Volleyball

Long Beach State Volleyball Shares Big West Title, Prep For Conference Tourney

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. Photo courtesy LBSU The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team wrapped up the regular season with a share of the Big West championship after a pair of wins over UC Irvine last weekend. The No. 4-ranked Beach now […]

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Long Beach State Track & Field

Long Beach State Women’s Track Wins First Big West Title

JJ Fiddler

The Long Beach State women’s track team made history on Saturday by winning the first Big West Championship in program history. LBSU edged UC Santa Barbara (122-120) and the other seven conference schools at CSU Northridge. The LBSU men’s team finished in second second place, and it’s the first time both teams have finished in […]

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Long Beach State

Long Beach State Weekly Update: Soccer Posts Two Shutouts

JJ Fiddler

The Long Beach State women’s soccer team christened their brand new locker room with a pair of shutout wins in Big West action to jump up into second place in the conference. LBSU (8-4-2, 3-0-1) beat Cal Poly 1-0 in overtime on Thursday night thanks to the first collegiate goal from Elysia Laramie. On Sunday, […]