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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Basketball Long Beach State

Long Beach State Women’s Basketball Come Back, Headed to Big West Semifinals

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State women’s basketball team survived a scare from No. 10-seed UC Riverside in the opening round of the Big West Tournament in Henderson, Nevada Wednesday evening. the Beach trailed 11 points in the fourth quarter but came […]

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Long Beach High School Golf Preview

JJ Fiddler

The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf for the 2022 season is sponsored from Dan and Desiree Gooch  A lot of the local high school golf teams are a work in progress, and that’s going to make for an interesting season. The Moore League boys’ golf schedule gets started today at Wilson takes on Poly at […]

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Football St. Anthony

Football: St. Anthony’s Win Keeps Playoff Hopes Alive

Mike Guardabascio

St. Anthony knew going into Friday night’s game against St. Genevieve that they needed a win to keep their playoff hopes alive. Despite heavy rain, lightning, and a mud pit in the middle of the field, the Saints kept pushing and perservered in a 20-7 win over the Valiants. “If we can beat St. Genevieve, […]