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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STORY BY MATT SIMON Heading into Wednesday night’s CIF Division 4 semifinal matchup at Jack Errion Gym the St. Anthony boys’ volleyball team had already set the bar for the program regardless of the match outcome. St. Anthony Coach Alicia Lemau’u had that same message for her team after the Saints lost to Los Altos […]

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. Long Beach State will face Grand Canyon tonight at 630pm in the Walter Pyramid in the NCAA Final Four, with a trip to Saturday’s men’s volleyball national championship on the line. The Beach (25-2) have put […]

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