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 high school volleyball in 2024-2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball team is just one win away from the program’s third-ever CIF Southern Section championship. The Jackrabbits will face Bishop Diego […]

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. Malia Gementera and Taylor Hagenah knew each other well before they became best friends and teammates with Long Beach State beach volleyball. “We were like enemies,” Gementera recalled. “In (junior beach volleyball tournaments) we would always meet in […]