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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STANDINGS: Long Beach Girls’ Volleyball, Week 6

Tyler Hendrickson

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE: Tuesday, Oct. 4 Compton at Jordan Cabrillo at Wilson Poly at Millikan St. Anthony at Saint Joseph (6 p.m.) Thursday, Oct. 6 Millikan at Lakewood Wilson at Poly Compton at Cabrillo […]

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Return of the Milk Bowl Highlights Young Long Beach Football Talent

Mike Guardabascio

The inaugural Milk Bowl at Long Beach Poly last weekend was a big success, with six of the seven Moore League teams getting together to do 7-on-7 passing, linemen competition, and skill work. All six coaches said they were happy to see the tradition come back to the city, and Poly coach Stephen Barbee said […]

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Long Beach State Sweeps UCSB in Dominant Fashion

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team wasn’t all that pleased with how they played Thursday night in a four-set win over UC Santa Barbara. The No. 1-ranked Beach bounced back in a big way Friday night in the […]