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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Long Beach State Volleyball Makes NCAA Tournament, Will Face Grand Canyon

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. Things didn’t go to plan for the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team at the Big West Tournament last weekend–when a coach is discussing “RPI” at the postgame press conference that’s usually the case–but the Beach still got […]

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Long Beach Century Club Hosts 68th Annual Sports Night Banquet

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The Long Beach Century Club hosted its 68th Annual Sports Night Banquet this week recognizing the city’s top high school athletes along with a host of special award winners. The562’s Mike Guardabascio and Tyler Hendrickson hosted the awards and started by naming Long Beach State coaches LaTanya Sheffield and Gavin Arroyo as the Century Club’s […]

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Long Beach State Notebook: Fans Coming Back To The Stands

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Long Beach State announced Monday that lower tiers in statewide COVID-19 pandemic monitoring means it can have limited in-person attendance at athletic events. They will be able to provide seating for households of up to four people in socially distanced pods six feet apart. The first priority for tickets will go to families of the […]