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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STANDINGS: Long Beach Girls’ Volleyball, Week 2

Tyler Hendrickson

The562’s coverage of volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty-May Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE: Tuesday, Sept. 6 Cabrillo at Millikan Lakewood at Jordan Compton at Wilson Thursday, Sept. 8 Millikan at Poly Wilson at Cabrillo Compton at Jordan St. Anthony vs. Valley Christian All matches scheduled […]

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PHOTOS: Long Beach State Beach Volleyball, Big West Challenge

Stephen Dachman

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit naplesislandcarwash.com to learn more. Long Beach State went 2-0 at the Big West Challenge at Rosie’s Dog Beach yesterday with wins over UC Davis and Cal Poly. The Beach will be back in action Saturday against Hawaii, Sacramento State and […]

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PREVIEW: Long Beach State Men’s Volleyball Ranked No. 1 in the Nation

Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team opens the 2025 season with high expectations, fresh off a runner-up performance in the national championship match in 2024. The Beach fell to UCLA at the Walter Pyramid in the final match of the season, and sure enough, this year’s AVCA national poll opened with the Bruins No. […]