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 State Volleyball

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The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team has a proud and trophy-laden history that dates back decades. Throughout that time, the Beach (formerly the 49ers) have run essentially the same warmup, a nationally-known progression of drills that began under head coach Brian Gimmillaro, who won three NCAA titles. Last weekend, fifth-year head coach Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball

Long Beach State Men’s Volleyball Takes Down Pepperdine, Advances To The NCAA National Championship

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. When two good teams play at their best, the best team wins.  That was the case for the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team in their semifinal matchup against Pepperdine, where the Beach hit a staggering .586 to Pepperdine’s .464—well […]

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Long Beach State Soccer

PREVIEW: Long Beach State Women’s Soccer At Home This Week

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. After opening its season with two games last week, Long Beach State women’s soccer is back at George Allen Field this week for two more games against quality sides. San Diego State comes to Long Beach tonight and the […]