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.
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 Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Wilson picked a great time to play one of its best matches of the season, but it wasn’t enough to advance in the […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. For the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team, it isn’t about what happens to them, it’s about how they respond. The Beach came right off of a late five-set loss against UC Irvine on Friday night […]