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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Long Beach State Volleyball Sweeps UCSD, Advances to Big West Championship

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2024-25 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team looked every bit the No. 1 team in the nation on Friday night in the Big West Tournament semifinals out in Hawaii. On a night that saw No. 2 UCLA fall in […]

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Long Beach Poly Volleyball

CIF Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Dominates St. Joseph in Quarterfinal Sweep

Mike Guardabascio

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 Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly junior Georgia Camandang stands just 4-foot-10. But the Jackrabbits back row and serve specialist stood much taller than that in terms of importance […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks as always to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Olivia Herrera, Wilson Soccer Olivia Herrera has been a lockdown goalie throughout her career at Wilson, and last week she delivered her Bruins a Moore League championship. Herrera was a star at keeper in a […]