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Author: 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.
FEATURE: Long Beach State’s Josh Tuaniga And The Power Of Family
When the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team hosted Senior Night against Hawaii a few weekends ago, there were more than 4,600 fans in attendance, the largest men’s volleyball crowd in school history. As that epic crowd came to a hushed silence for the national anthem, there may as well have only been two people […]
PREVIEW: Long Beach State Hosts Hawaii In Much-Hyped NCAA Volleyball Championship
Prayers answered. It was clear all season long that defending national champion Long Beach State and Hawaii were the two best men’s volleyball teams in the country. The two teams met at the end of the regular season and in the Big West Tournament championship and all three meetings produced the same result: five-set classics. […]
CIF Baseball: St. Anthony Wins Playoff Opener 37-0
On paper, it looked like a competitive first-round playoff baseball game. St. Anthony went on the road for its first-round Division 6 game against Desert Christian with just a 3-9 league record and a 13-12 overall record. Their host was 11-8 on the season. As it turned out, the game was not competitive, to say […]
PHOTOS: Wilson vs. Poly Girls’ Lacrosse
We’ve got some great shots of the Bruins’ 9-5 win over the Jackrabbits from All-In Press photographer John Napalan.
Long Beach Stars Prepare For CIF Track & Field Journey
This Saturday, Long Beach’s track and field stars will be in action all over Southern California as the postseason officially begins with the CIF Southern Section preliminaries. Those who advance will compete in the CIF-SS Track & Field championships at El Camino College on May 11. The Moore League will be competing in the Division […]
Long Beach State Volleyball Tops Pepperdine, Headed To NCAA Final
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team dug deep and came out with an exciting four-set win in the NCAA Final Four over Pepperdine, pulling away emphatically in a 25-21, 21-25, 25-16, 25-15 decision. Long Beach State (27-2) advances to the NCAA championship match for the second year in a row and will face Hawaii […]
PHOTOS: Hawaii vs. Lewis NCAA Volleyball
We’ve got some great shots of Hawaii’s four-set win over Lewis in the NCAA Final Four in the Walter Pyramid at Long Beach State thanks to photographer Stephen Dachman.
PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs. Pepperdine NCAA Volleyball
We’ve got some great shots of Long Beach State’s Final Four win over Pepperdine thanks to photographer Stephen Dachman.
CIF Volleyball: St. Anthony Wins In Five Against Campbell Hall
The No. 2-seeded St. Anthony boys’ volleyball team didn’t have an easy time on the road against Campbell Hall in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs. The Saints dug deep after falling behind 2-1 and came back to win 17-25, 25-19, 26-28, 25-22, 15-12. St. Anthony will host Perris on Saturday in […]