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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The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2023 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. It’s been several years since the Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball team advanced past the first round of the CIF Southern Section playoffs, so it’s understandable […]