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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Prayers answered. It was clear all season long that defending national champion Long Beach State and Hawaii were the two best men’s volleyball teams in the country. The two teams met at the end of the regular season and in the Big West Tournament championship and all three meetings produced the same result: five-set classics. […]

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Boys’ Basketball: Lakewood Beats Long Beach Poly In Overtime

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The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. What […]