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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PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs Hawaii NCAA Men’s Volleyball

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We’ve got some great photos of the 49ers’ sweep taken by photographer Stephen Dachman.

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CIF Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Dominates St. Joseph in Quarterfinal Sweep

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2024-2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly junior Georgia Camandang stands just 4-foot-10. But the Jackrabbits back row and serve specialist stood much taller than that in terms of importance […]

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Long Beach State Women Continue Historic Start With UCSB Win

Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach State women’s basketball team continued its excellent start to the season with a strong defensive win over UC Santa Barbara, 61-49. The Beach was without its most consistent offensive player in Naomi Hunt and struggled from the field, but played excellent defense to secure the win. “You’re not going to put the […]