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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Marcus Tsohonis gave Long Beach State a glimpse of what the future can look like for the Beach as they search for their identity with a few new faces on the team.  Tsohonis scored a game-high 20 points and had five steals as Long Beach State defeated St. Katherine 84-55 Saturday afternoon.  “It was good […]

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Women’s Basketball: Long Beach State to Face San Diego In WNIT

Tyler Hendrickson

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Following their semifinal loss in the Big West Tournament, Long Beach State women’s basketball has earned a postseason bid to the 2023 Women’s NIT. LBSU’s season will continue on Thursday night at 6 p.m., as the Beach visits the […]

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Long Beach Poly’s Faumuina, McGinest Claim Beach Volleyball Title

Mike Guardabascio

More history was made on the sand at LBCC’s beach volleyball courts this week as the Moore League held its first-ever pairs tournament to decide who the best team in the city is. Finals day featured four exciting matches that demonstrated how far the sport has come in Long Beach this year at the youth […]