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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Congratulations to all of this week’s winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Julian Aguiar, Millikan Baseball The Long Beach State commit was outstanding for Millikan last week in an 11-1 win over Lakewood. Aguiar was throwing low-90s throughout the game as he held the Lancers to one run and struck out […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball Makes NCAA Tournament, Will Face Grand Canyon

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. Things didn’t go to plan for the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team at the Big West Tournament last weekend–when a coach is discussing “RPI” at the postgame press conference that’s usually the case–but the Beach still got […]

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PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly vs. Laguna Blanca, CIF Volleyball

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The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial.