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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PHOTOS: Hawaii vs. Lewis NCAA Volleyball

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We’ve got some great shots of Hawaii’s four-set win over Lewis in the NCAA Final Four in the Walter Pyramid at Long Beach State thanks to photographer Stephen Dachman.

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Flag Football: Millikan Comes Alive for Win Over Compton

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The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. It was a classic Moore League flag football matchup at DeHaven Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, and a close one for about three-fourths of the game. Compton started quickly and gave Millikan a run for their money, but […]

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Long Beach Basketball Roundup

Mike Guardabascio

We’ve got all the scores and links to our photo galleries and stories from Monday’s action. Boys’ Basketball Long Beach Poly 74, Wilson 52 >> The Jackrabbits remain the only undefeated team in the Moore League with a win over the Bruins. CLICK HERE for our photo gallery. Compton 68, Jordan 53 >> Compton is […]