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.
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team was off to its best start since 1988-89, but UC Davis proved that the Big West is still the Aggies’ domain. Long Beach showed signs of life but Davis dominated three quarters of the game in a 67-50 victory. “Now you know what it’s like to play for […]
The562’s standings, schedule, and rankings stories are sponsored by International City Plumbers. It’s here! The first week of the high school football season. Click here for our comprehensive season preview with writeups on every team. All games 7 p.m. Thursday, August 17 Lakewood at Orange Vista Friday, August 18 Millikan at Punahou (Hawaii, 3pm) St. Anthony […]
Three days after allowing Cal State Northridge to score 95 points, Long Beach State men’s basketball responded with one of its best performances of the season at UC Santa Barbara. The Beach held the Gouaches to just 32 percent shooting from the field in a 55-52 Big West Conference win. UCSB only had two field […]
