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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The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to all of this week’s winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Julian Aguiar, Millikan Baseball The Long Beach State commit was outstanding for Millikan last week in an 11-1 win over Lakewood. Aguiar was throwing low-90s throughout the game as he held the Lancers to one run and struck out […]

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COLUMN: Long Beach Volleyball’s Diversity Is Its Strength

Mike Guardabascio

Longtime Long Beach State women’s volleyball coach Brian Gimmillaro had many accomplishments during his run at the school, which produced multiple national championships. The one he spoke about most fondly wasn’t the undefeated 1998 national title (the first in NCAA history) or the many Olympians that came out of Long Beach State–it was the national […]

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Nine Current and Former Long Beach State Athletes Competing in Volleyball Nations League

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The Volleyball Nations League got underway last week, with nine current and former Long Beach State athletes representing four different countries. Brothers Alex and Moni Nikolov are both competing for Bulgaria, alongside middle blocker Lazar Bouchkov and outside hitter Alex Kandev. Team USA features Long Beach alumni Mason Briggs, Kyle Ensing, and Shane Holdaway. Simon […]