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.
http://The562.org

Related Articles

Aotw
Athlete of the Week Basketball Golf Lacrosse Long Beach Poly Millikan Softball Volleyball Wilson

The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship! HIGH SCHOOL Nico Iamaleava, Long Beach Poly Volleyball It’s not often that a freshman can make a Moore League debut in dominant fashion, but Long Beach Poly frosh Nico Iamaleava did just that in Poly’s four-set win over Lakewood. […]

Lbcc Basketball
Basketball Long Beach City College

LBCC Vikings Women’s Basketball Preview

Mike Guardabascio

Head coach Michael Anderson’s Vikings team is off to a 3-4 start this season, including the first 0-2 start in Anderson’s successful nine-year tenure. “We’ve got six freshmen and they had to get their feet wet,” said Anderson. “It’s a long season.” Since that start, LBCC has shown their potential by going 3-1 in their […]

Aj2y9951 1024x819
Long Beach State Volleyball

Long Beach State Volleyball Falls to UCSB to Close Season

Mike Guardabascio

A unique season for the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team came to an end in the semifinals of the Big West Tournament in Hawaii on Friday night. The third-seeded Beach won the first set against No. 2 UCSB handily, but couldn’t maintain their momentum in a four-set defeat, 16-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-15. “It really […]