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.
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. It’s been 19 years since a Big West women’s basketball team won 17 conference games in a season. Despite their 17-3 record in the Big West this season–the most wins for any team in the conference–Long Beach State (22-8, […]