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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Long Beach State Dirtbags Naming Locker Room

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The Long Beach State Dirtbags rescheduled Sunday’s game against No. 9 Ole Miss for 11:30 a.m. due to travel plans, but they’re still going to hold a naming ceremony for the locker room in honor of former Mayor Bob and Nancy Foster. “I love baseball, I love the game,” said Bob Foster in an official […]

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NOTEBOOK: Long Beach State Getting Awards, NCAA Postseason Experiences

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. After a dramatic Big West Championship sweep of rival Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State softball had its season ended in heartbreaking fashion with a pair of one-run losses at the NCAA Regionals. The Beach lost 1-0 to host No. […]

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PREVIEW: Long Beach State Men’s Basketball On The Road Again

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After a mixed bag of results in the first week of this abbreviated regular season, Long Beach State men’s basketball has a tough task at the University of San Fransisco tonight. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. This will be the home opener for USF (4-2) even though the game was originally supposed to be […]