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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Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Drops Home Opener

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. A slow start and slower offense doomed Long Beach State men’s basketball in their home opening loss to Montana State 70-57 on Sunday at Walter Pyramid. “Obviously you want to play better with a good opening day crowd here to […]

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Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits Football Preview 

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It’s been a year of loss and tragedy for much of the world, and it’s been a brutal year for the Long Beach Poly community. A number of Poly football players have lost parents, grandparents, or other family members over the last 12 months and the program is dealing with the loss of beloved longtime […]

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PODCAST: Chris Betts, JP Crawford & New Dirtbags Coach

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