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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Long Beach State Women’s Basketball Locks Down UCSD in Impressive Win

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 was trailing 6-4 early in their Big West contest against UCSD in the Walter Pyramid Saturday evening. The Beach locked down the Tritons over the next quarter and a half, going on a […]

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Long Beach Basketball Roundup: Poly, Compton, Millikan Boys Win

Mike Guardabascio

Boys’ Basketball Millikan def. Wilson 62-58 What looked like a routine win for the Rams turned into a dogfight down the stretch. Millikan led by 18 at halftime but saw their lead cut to just one point late in the fourth quarter on a big three-pointer by Frank Sam of Wilson. Millikan was able to […]

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VIDEO: Long Beach State vs. UC Davis Men’s Basketball

Mike Guardabascio

We’ve got a highlight video of Long Beach State’s Big West-opening win including a breakout 32 point performance from Deishuan Booker. No Title Deishuan Booker had 32 points to lead Long Beach State to a win over Davis in their Big West opener.