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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Basketball Long Beach Poly Video

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A slow offensive first half would end in a hard-fought 55-42 loss for Poly as they faced Serra in the championship of the Dwan Hurt Classic. Poly was shutout in the first quarter as they couldn’t put the ball in the basket. However, their defense was solid enough to only give up six points and […]

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Baseball Long Beach State

Long Beach State Dirtbags Comeback Victory, Can Sweep Fullerton Today

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The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2024 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. The Long Beach State Dirtbags picked up their first Big West series win in front of a packed crowd Saturday night by coming back to beat CSU Fullerton 4-3 on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. Trailing 3-0 in […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball

Long Beach State Volleyball Thumps Harvard In Opener

Mike Guardabascio

The No. 5 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team opened its season in the Walter Pyramid Saturday evening with an impressive sweep of Harvard. The Beach hit .413 in the 25-18, 25-16, 25-23 victory. The match was well-attended as the team prepares for what it hopes will be its first full season with fans in […]