Mike Guardabascio
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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Naples Car Wash Sponsors The562.org’s Long Beach State Volleyball Coverage

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The562.org is pleased to announce our latest sport-specific sponsor. Naples Car Wash has stepped up to sponsor all of The562’s coverage of the Long Beach State men’s and women’s volleyball programs from now through the 2022-23 school year. Naples Car Wash is Long Beach’s best-known hand wash and detailing service, located on Naples Island adjacent […]

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LB In MLB: Four Local Players Drafted

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The 2019 Major League Baseball First-Year Draft this week provided the Long Beach State and Millikan High baseball programs an opportunity to make some history. The Dirtbags had at least one player selected for a 19th consecutive year, and the Rams had a former player drafted who will sign for the first time in 10 […]

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CIF Baseball: No-Hitter Propels Wilson Into Semifinals

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The Wilson baseball coaching staff all agreed that Friday’s CIF-SS Division 3 quarterfinal game between the Bruins and Bellflower was one of the weirdest they’d ever seen—but one of the sweetest, too. The three-headed Bruins monster of Ryan Pettway, Nick Endres and Aiden Alaniz combined to no-hit the Buccaneers in a 4-2 victory that sends […]