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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Randy Moffitt: 10/13/1948 – 08/28/2025 The city lost a baseball legend last week with the passing of Long Beach Poly and Long Beach State MLB product Randy Moffitt, who died at home after an illness at the age of 76. Moffitt is a member of several local Halls of Fame and was an MLB pitcher […]

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PODCAST: What up, Long Beach?! Episode One

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Episode One: Long Beach Volleyball Is No. 1 00:20 It’s so good to be back at The562.org 03:10 Long Beach has multiple top-ranked volleyball teams this season 05:40 Moore League baseball opening day at Blair Field 13:50 Long Beach basketball playoff woes 17:00 Long Beach State men’s basketball future and coach Dan Monson 22:30 #PayThePlayers […]