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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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 women’s volleyball team is off to a great start after a 2-1 performance in Portland last weekend that included a five-set extra points loss to No. 19 Oregon. The Beach will get […]

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Congratulations to all of our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Joshua “Noodles” Cason, Long Beach Poly Football Long Beach Poly’s run game was the star of the show in Saturday’s championship win, and junior Devin Samples could easily have won his third Athlete of the […]

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Long Beach Poly got the same result they’ve been anticipating this entire Moore League season against  Lakewood on Wednesday night, but they also got something more–a test. The high-powered Jackrabbits (5-0) have been dispatching opponents with ease since their opening half against Compton, but Lakewood (3-3, 3-2) gave the Jackrabbits a run in the third […]