Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 18 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous state and national honors 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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FROM LBSU REPORTS The Long Beach State women’s tennis team closed out their six-match homestand with a 4-3 victory over Dartmouth on Friday afternoon at Rhodes Tennis Center. The Beach have now won four out of their last five matches to improve to 7-6 on the year. Meanwhile, the Big Green drop to 7-8 on […]

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Basketball is sponsored by CSULB Distinguished Alumnus Nelson Farris.

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CIF Beach Volleyball: Wilson Outlasts Millikan In Thrilling All-Moore League Final

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The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. For the first time in more than 17 years, it was an All-Moore League showdown for a CIF-SS championship. Once again, that dream […]