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.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Payne Lounsbery, Wilson Volleyball Wilson senior Payne Lounsbery helped lead his Bruins to a CIF-SS championship last weekend, the first in program history. Lounsbery had a sensational match with 27 kills, three blocks, and an ace. Anthony Eyanson, Lakewood […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball Falls to UCSB to Close Season

Mike Guardabascio

A unique season for the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team came to an end in the semifinals of the Big West Tournament in Hawaii on Friday night. The third-seeded Beach won the first set against No. 2 UCSB handily, but couldn’t maintain their momentum in a four-set defeat, 16-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-15. “It really […]

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Stanford, Franklin, Avalon Claim All-City Middle School Volleyball Titles

Mike Guardabascio

Story by 562 high school intern David Kagurabadza The Long Beach Unified School District hosted its All-City Middle School girls’ volleyball championships last weekend at Lakewood High, where the favorites held serve and brought home the titles in all three divisions. Division 1 Stanford and Rogers had been the two top teams all year in […]