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 Volleyball Preview

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The rebuild of the Long Beach State women’s volleyball program under third-year head coach Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer has been slower than the coach would prefer, but the LBSU alum and All-American says it’s still coming along. The team was 10-19 two years ago and 16-13 last year (8-8 in the Big West), but 2019 looks like […]

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Long Beach State Athletics Weekly Update

JJ Fiddler

The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team made history last weekend, and they did so in front of more than 3,000 fans. The team’s sweep of No. 4 UCLA was the 33rd consecutive home victory, which sets a new school record — the team hasn’t lost in the Pyramid since March 26, 2016. Long Beach […]

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Long Beach State Dirtbags Open Big West With Win

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The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2022 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. The church of baseball has been holding revival services on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field lately. After a six-game losing streak during a tough non-conference schedule, the Long Beach State Dirtbags have turned it around and […]