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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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl.

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

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We’ve got a special college Athletes of the Week–congrats to all the winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship! Joseph Rocha, LBCC Volleyball LBCC won a state championship last weekend and it was thanks in part to freshman setter Joseph Rocha, who was lights out down the stretch. Rocha set LBCC to […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball Raises NCAA Banner, Beats USC

Mike Guardabascio

Last week’s home opener for the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team was about how far the program has come, and how much farther it still wants to go. There was a look back. Before the team took the floor for their match against USC, a short highlight video from last year’s NCAA championship campaign […]