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.
The Omicron surge is causing multiple cancellations and schedule changes for Long Beach State athletics this week. The men’s and women’s Big West Conference games have been canceled due to positive tests within their opponents’ programs, and the men’s volleyball season has been delayed until Jan. 14 because of positive tests within the Beach program. […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit naplesislandcarwash.com to learn more. They don’t make them much closer than the No. 2 Long Beach State men’s volleyball win over No. 4 Hawaii on Friday night at Walter Pyramid 22-25, 25-23, 26-24, 27-26. There were 52 tied scores and 16 lead […]
NCAA Men’s Volleyball: Long Beach State vs. Penn State No. 3 Long Beach State hosted No. 4 Penn State in a big early-season showdown in Long Beach. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and […]