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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2024 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 5 Long Beach Poly Wins CIF Volleyball Title

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Teams that make a CIF-SS championship tend to have talent and grit — but they don’t always have “the Long Beach” in them. That was the difference with Long Beach Poly in the midst of the fifth set of their CIF-SS Division 3 championship against Bishop Diego at Cerritos College. The Jackrabbits showed their heart […]

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PHOTOS: Millikan vs. Long Beach Poly Girls’ Soccer

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We’ve got photos from the Rams’ league championship win thanks to photographer Stephen Dachman.

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Long Beach State Volleyball

Long Beach State Volleyball Outlasts Hawaii in Five Set Thriller

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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. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team put up a big block and fought through some tired legs in front of another crowd of 4,000+ in the Walter Pyramid on Saturday night. Midway through the Beach’s […]