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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The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team made history last weekend, and they did so in front of more than 3,000 fans. The team’s sweep of No. 4 UCLA was the 33rd consecutive home victory, which sets a new school record — the team hasn’t lost in the Pyramid since March 26, 2016. Long Beach […]

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CIF Water Polo: Wilson, Millikan, Poly, Lakewood Start Playoffs This Week

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All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. Long Beach got a good series of draws in the CIF Southern Section girls’ water polo playoff brackets released on Monday morning. Division 1 Wilson received the No. 4 seed in the Division 1 playoffs, […]

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PREVIEW: Wilson vs Long Beach Poly Football

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Long Beach Poly visits Wilson Friday at 7pm for the 92nd anniversary playing of […]