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 Tops Hawaii On Special Senior Night

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How do you say goodbye to the greatest class in Long Beach State history? That was the question confronting Alan Knipe with Saturday’s Long Beach State and Hawaii men’s volleyball match. Knipe made the decision to do the Senior Night ceremony after the match, betting that his team would pull off a second consecutive win […]

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Long Beach Poly Girls Win Nike Flag Football Challenge, Playoffs Up Next

Mike Guardabascio

Mike Guardabascio The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. The historic Long Beach Poly girls’ flag football team is already […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball Mollywhops Concordia in Sweep

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. Coming off a big emotional sweep of rival No. 10 Pepperdine on Friday night, fans might have expected a bit of a letdown match from No. 3 Long Beach State on Saturday evening in the Walter […]