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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The562.org’s College Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to our college Athletes of the Week and thanks as always to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Katie Kennedy, Long Beach State Volleyball The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team improved to 6-5 with an upset of No. 21 University of San Diego last week, their first Top 25 win in five seasons. […]

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Long Beach State Notebook: Big West Basketball Tournament Starts Tonight

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Long Beach State men’s basketball got a historic performance from Lassina Traore with 22 points and 20 rebounds, but UC Davis took the final regular season game 93-92 in double overtime this past weekend. The loss moves LBSU (17-15, 11-9) […]

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Boys’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly Handles Lakewood

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After a tight first half, the Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team got big production from star player Peyton Watson to help the Jackrabbits pull away from Lakewood. After leading by just seven points at halftime, Poly went on to retain its hold on first place in the Moore League with an 87-68 victory over […]