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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FEATURE: The Traores Journey From Côte d’Ivoire’s To Long Beach State Men’s Basketball 

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. You might assume Aboubacar Traore and Lassina Traore are related. The Long Beach State sophomore forwards both hail from Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire where their budding basketball skills earned them the opportunity to attend an American university. But according to Aboubacar, […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

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The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Kate Eckenrode, Wilson Volleyball Wilson senior libero Kate Eckenrode has been the Bruins’ defensive leader all season, and […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball Thumps Harvard In Opener

Mike Guardabascio

The No. 5 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team opened its season in the Walter Pyramid Saturday evening with an impressive sweep of Harvard. The Beach hit .413 in the 25-18, 25-16, 25-23 victory. The match was well-attended as the team prepares for what it hopes will be its first full season with fans in […]