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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NCAA Volleyball: Long Beach State Takes Down USC

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The No. 3 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team got off to a slow start at home in the Walter Pyramid against No. 7 USC on Saturday night, but the Beach dug deep and responded in impressive fashion. Freshman Alex Nikolov had yet another career night with 24 kills on .476 hitting to help lead […]