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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Basketball Long Beach State

Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Wins Big West Title

JJ Fiddler

“I don’t think you could script it much better.” That’s the first thing Long Beach State men’s basketball coach Dan Monson said after his team edged UC Riverside in overtime 73-72 on Saturday at Walter Pyramid. And he’s right. The victory clinched the first Big West Conference regular season title for LBSU since 2013, and […]

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Long Beach State Men’s Volleyball Takes Down Hawaii

JJ Fiddler

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit naplesislandcarwash.com to learn more. They don’t make them much closer than the No. 2 Long Beach State men’s volleyball win over No. 4 Hawaii on Friday night at Walter Pyramid 22-25, 25-23, 26-24, 27-26. There were 52 tied scores and 16 lead […]

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PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly vs Wilson Flag Football

Zadie Kuykendall

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. We’ve got a great photo gallery of Long Beach Poly’s flag football win over Wilson from student photographer Zadie Kuykendall. The Jackrabbits won 50-0 behind four passing touchdowns from Aaya McLyn […]