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 Basketball: Long Beach Poly Locks Down H-W, Moves on To Semis

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Under head coach Carl Buggs, Long Beach Poly’s girls’ basketball team has always been known for great defense and toughness. Both were on full display during a master class victory over Harvard-Westlake in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinals on Wednesday evening in the Wolverines’ gym. Poly clamped down on a potent H-W attack […]

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Long Beach State Women’s Soccer Season Preview 2018

JJ Fiddler

Sometimes college teams struggle incorporating freshmen talent into a team with veteran experience, but that’s not been the case for the 2018 version of Long Beach State women’s soccer. “All of the freshmen have a chance to start,” All-Big West midfielder Katie Pingel said. “We have so much more confidence and better leadership this year.” […]

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LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach State Dirtbags Host No. 22 UCLA Tonight

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The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2023 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. The Long Beach State Dirtbags are trying to finish off a perfect five-game homestead and extend their eight-game winning streak when No. 22 UCLA comes to Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. […]