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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CIF Volleyball: Wilson Loses To Culver City In Quarterfinals

JJ Fiddler

The impressive playoff run for Wilson girls’ volleyball ended at home on Wednesday night in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 quarterfinals. Culver City came to Long Beach and used a big comeback and a big block to best the Bruins 25-23, 25-22, 13-25, 25-17. Wilson (23-15) hadn’t reached the quarterfinals since 2014. “We gave […]

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Avalon Volleyball

CIF Boys’ Volleyball: Avalon Going To First Championship Game

JJ Fiddler

The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2023-2024 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The562’s coverage of Avalon Athletics is sponsored by Curtain Maritime. The Avalon boys’ volleyball team is going to its first CIF championship game in history after a convincing sweep of Downey Calvary Chapel in the CIF Southern Section […]

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Volleyball Wilson

Boys’ Volleyball: Wilson Alleges Racist Taunts From St. Francis Players During Match

Tyler Hendrickson

A number of Wilson High School coaches, administrators, and parents have asserted that a member of the Wilson boys’ volleyball team was the victim of racially-motivated heckling during a recent match against St. Francis High School. Shortly after the Bruins’ 3-1 victory over the Golden Knights on Apr. 19, Wilson High principal Suzanne Caverly lodged […]