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.
http://The562.org

Related Articles

AJ2Y1972
Basketball Long Beach State

Ron Freeman Beats Buzzer For Long Beach State Men’s Basketball

JJ Fiddler

A last-second layup from junior transfer Ron Freeman gave Long Beach State men’s basketball an 86-85 win over Iona on Monday afternoon as part of the MGM Resorts Main Event at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas. The562.org on X (formerly Twitter): “What a win for @LBSUhoops! pic.twitter.com/lJgtmtDtCL / X” What a win for @LBSUhoops! pic.twitter.com/lJgtmtDtCL […]
Long Beach State

Long Beach State Dirtbags Take Series In Hawaii

JJ Fiddler

The Long Beach State Dirtbags kept their slim Big West title hopes alive for at least one more day by riding a stellar start from junior Clayton Andrews in a 8-0 win at Hawaii on Saturday. Conference-leading Cal State Fullerton’s magic number is now one. The Titans visit LBSU for the final series of the […]

8 img 5605
Long Beach State Volleyball

PREVIEW: Long Beach State Gearing Up For NCAA Men’s Volleyball National Championship Against UCLA

Eli Aquino

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 has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for 14 straight weeks. On Monday night, they’ll have the opportunity to prove it. It’s down to two teams in the NCAA men’s volleyball tournament, […]