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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Long Beach State Volleyball

Long Beach State Women’s Volleyball Home Opener Tonight

Mike Guardabascio

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 women’s volleyball team is off to a great start after a 2-1 performance in Portland last weekend that included a five-set extra points loss to No. 19 Oregon. The Beach will get […]

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Basketball Long Beach Poly Wilson

Boys’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly Tops Wilson 

Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team is looking to win its 13th consecutive Moore League title this year, which would be a league record. Head coach Shelton Diggs knew that Monday night’s league opener on the road against Wilson would be one of the toughest tests for a Jackrabbit team that’s without senior leader […]

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Basketball Long Beach Poly

Basketball: Long Beach Poly Boys Earn Frustrating Win Against Dominguez

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. The Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team won their first game of the […]