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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2023 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 6 Legendary Lakewood Coach Retires

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The Lakewood girls’ volleyball program has been consistently competing to be the best team in the Moore League for the last two decades under coach Mike Wadley, and now his watch has ended. Wadley retired after this his 19th season during which he won his 500th game as head coach of the Lancers. He is […]

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Feature: Hall Sisters Bring Energy, Excitement to Lakewood Volleyball

Mike Guardabascio

During a play earlier this season, Lakewood had a funny series of events. Lala Hall dug an opponent’s attack, passing it to setter Fatima Hall. Fatima set the ball up for the middle blocker, and Katesia Hall killed it, pummeling it straight down. The three Halls involved in that play are sisters, and their energy […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Xavier Jones, Long Beach Poly Football Long Beach Poly sophomore running back Xavier Jones had a breakout performance […]