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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Basketball Long Beach State

Long Beach State Women’s Basketball Falls in Big West Quarterfinals

Tyler Hendrickson

Going into this year’s Big West Women’s Basketball Tournament, Long Beach State already knew they’d gotten an unfavorable draw. As the No. 3 seed in the bracket, the Beach were opening up the tournament against the two-time defending conference champions, No. 6 seed UC Davis. The Aggies have been a tough nemesis for LBSU lately, […]

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Middle Schools Soccer

Hamilton Sneaks By Muir in All-City Middle School Division 3 Boys’ Soccer Championship

Rosa Mallach

The562’s middle school sports coverage is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. With the sun scorching down on the field, the LBUSD All-City Middle School Division 3 Boys’ Soccer championship kicked off in the afternoon heat. The weather was merely a sign for how the game would go: a heated back-and-forth match that was […]

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COVID-19 Long Beach City College Long Beach State Volleyball

Long Beach Hosting AVP Events

JJ Fiddler

The Los Angeles Angels won’t be the only professional athletes getting back to work in Long Beach this month. The Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) is replacing its suspended regular season with three consecutive weekends of events in Long Beach. The AVP Champions Cup Series will be played July 18-Aug. 2 off Shoreline Drive. Fans […]