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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JUCO Football: LBCC Beats Citrus On Sophomore Night

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The562’s coverage of Vikings athletics is sponsored in part by Long Beach City College. The Long Beach City College football program has had a roller coaster season as they looked to make a return to the postseason. After losing their first two games, the Vikings won five straight and then lost two straight to make Saturday […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball Outlasts Hawaii in Five Set Thriller

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team put up a big block and fought through some tired legs in front of another crowd of 4,000+ in the Walter Pyramid on Saturday night. Midway through the Beach’s […]

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The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to all of this week’s winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Julian Aguiar, Millikan Baseball The Long Beach State commit was outstanding for Millikan last week in an 11-1 win over Lakewood. Aguiar was throwing low-90s throughout the game as he held the Lancers to one run and struck out […]