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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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship! HIGH SCHOOL Lily Buggs, Long Beach Poly Basketball Long Beach Poly senior Lily Buggs has emerged as the Jackrabbits’ premier scorer this year. Last week Buggs dropped 30 points in a win over Downey and then 20 points in […]

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Long Beach State Olympics Volleyball

Long Beach State Alums DeFalco, Ensing Tokyo-Bound With Olympic Volleyball Team

Mike Guardabascio

From the black and gold to the red, white, and blue: the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team has been taking over at the Olympics. This year, the program will be represented by three Olympians, two alternates, and two coaches, with a total of seven of the city’s 17-person Olympic delegation coming out of the […]

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St. Anthony Volleyball

St. Anthony Girls’ Volleyball Wins Five Set Thriller

JJ Fiddler

St. Anthony girls’ volleyball celebrated senior night with a 20-25, 25-12, 18-25, 26-24, 15-14 Del Rey League win over St. Paul. The Saints (20-10, 2-5) were led by setter Isabella Bareford’s 59 assists, 10 digs and eight kills. Fellow junior Tiare Jennings had a match-high 17 kills and 11 digs while sophomores Samantha Ashworth and […]