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.
All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. The Long Beach State men’s water polo season came to an end on Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at UCLA. LBSU lost to UC Davis 9-8 in overtime. Rafael Real Vergara scored […]
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