Mike Guardabascio
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.
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Basketball: St. Anthony’s Caveness Departs For Long Beach State Job

Mike Guardabascio

Professionally, last Friday was the greatest moment of Alen Caveness’ career. The seventh-year St. Anthony boys’ basketball coach signed an NCAA contract and is departing the high school ranks after a historically successful career with the Saints. He’s accepted a position as an assistant on Dan Monson’s Long Beach State men’s basketball coaching staff. But […]

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PODCAST: What up, Long Beach?! Episode One

Mike Guardabascio & JJ Fiddler

Episode One: Long Beach Volleyball Is No. 1 00:20 It’s so good to be back at The562.org 03:10 Long Beach has multiple top-ranked volleyball teams this season 05:40 Moore League baseball opening day at Blair Field 13:50 Long Beach basketball playoff woes 17:00 Long Beach State men’s basketball future and coach Dan Monson 22:30 #PayThePlayers […]

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Basketball: Los Al’s Press Keys Win Over Long Beach Poly

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial Los Alamitos’ boys’ basketball team dances to one song and one song only–a chaos-causing full-court press that pushes the ball to the outside of the court and traps it there. It’s been effective for the Griffins this year, pushing them to a 10-2 record […]