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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Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Sweeps Wilson, Wraps Up Undefeated League Title

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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. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Tuesday evening in a sweltering Ron Palmer Pavilion was a special […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball Sweeps UCLA, Hosts USC Friday

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The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team is off to a perfect 6-0 start this season and still have yet to lose a set. On Saturday they proved emphatically that they deserve their unanimous No. 1 ranking with a sweep of UCLA on the road at Pauley Pavilion, a rematch of last year’s national championship. […]

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Today’s Long Beach CIF State Playoff Schedule

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s standings, schedule, and rankings stories are sponsored by International City Plumbers. The Wilson girls’ volleyball team will be hitting the road today for a long trip in the first round of the CIF State Division I playoffs. The Bruins will be at San Luis Obispo High at 6pm. Wilson is seeded No. 10 and […]