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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The562’s coverage of high school soccer is sponsored by Long Beach FC. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. There was something very business like about Millikan boys’ soccer on Friday night when the Rams hosted Long Beach Poly. It makes sense that they acted like they had been there before because the […]

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Feature: Long Beach State’s Mason Briggs Bringing Star Power to Libero Position

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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. Long Beach State libero Mason Briggs is trying to do the impossible. He plays the most underappreciated position in the nation’s most underappreciated sport, and when he’s not learning how to handle 75 mile per hour serves or […]

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PREVIEW: Millikan at Wilson, Football

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The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The Millikan Rams will be in town on Friday night at Wilson to kickoff the Bruins’ Moore League opener at 7 pm. After their first five games […]