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 Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. Things were tense for the Long Beach State men’s volleyball in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament in Virginia on Tuesday, as they trailed Grand Canyon 1-0 after the first set, and were staring the end of […]
It should have been a triumphant weekend in Hawaii but instead it ended in bitter disappointment. No. 6 Long Beach State pulled off two upsets of No. 4 Cal Poly in order to reach the championship of the Big West Tournament, where the 49ers fell to the Rainbow Wahine, 4-1. The 49ers (26-8) appeared to […]