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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Long Beach Poly Softball Star Kiele Ho-Ching Commits to Oklahoma

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. One of the nation’s top softball juniors has made her collegiate decision, as reigning Moore League Player of the Year and Long Beach Poly star Kiele Ho-Ching announced on Instagram last week that she’s verbally committing to the University of Oklahoma. The Sooners are […]

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Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Can’t Catch CSUN In Loss

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The Long Beach State men’s basketball regressed during its 73-64 loss to Cal State Northridge on Wednesday night at Walter Pyramid. PHOTO GALLERY “That was just a disappointing performance,” LBSU coach Dan Monson said. “I think we were playing our best basketball coming into this game… I’d like to say I didn’t recognize that team, […]

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Long Beach Century Club Hosts 67th Annual Sports Night Banquet

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The Long Beach Century Club hosted their 67th Annual Sports Night Banquet this week recognizing Long Beach’s top athletes along with outstanding community members.  While the banquet stayed similar to years past, there was a change of venue this year. With the Grand undergoing renovations, the event was hosted at the Long Beach Petroleum Club.  […]