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 Swept in National Championship 

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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 came up short in the NCAA championship against Hawaii Saturday evening, falling in straight sets in a match that saw them behind late in all three sets, a few points […]

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Five Long Beach Teams Playing In CIF Volleyball Quarterfinals Wednesday

Mike Guardabascio

Five Long Beach girls’ volleyball teams will play in Wednesday evening’s CIF volleyball playoffs in the quarterfinal round. All matches will begin at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted. The winners from Wednesday evening’s matches will advance to Saturday’s semifinals and, just as important, they’ll clinch a berth in the state tournament set to begin in […]

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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 Will Frankenfeld, Long Beach Poly Cross Country Long Beach Poly senior Will Frankenfeld did something a Long Beach runner hadn’t done since 2000, winning last weekend’s CIF Southern Section Division 1 cross country championship. Frankenfeld’s time of […]