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 Volleyball Voted No. 1 Team in the Nation

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The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team is off to an excellent 6-1 start, especially impressive given that they’re a young squad with no seniors on the roster, and that they have by far the hardest schedule in the country. While the coaching staff began the year saying they expected to get significantly better over […]

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PREVIEW: No. 24 Long Beach State Dirtbags Trying To Sweep No. 3 Mississippi State

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The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2022 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. The No. 24 Long Beach State Dirtbags have won two very different ways this weekend at No. 3 Mississippi State and can complete the sweep today. First pitch is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. PT, On Friday, […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball

Long Beach State Women’s Volleyball Raising Expectations For 2023

Mike Guardabascio

In head coach Tyler Hildebrand’s first year back at his alma mater coaching the Long Beach State women’s volleyball program, the Beach took a step forward. They finished 19-9 and third place in the Big West Conference. This year, returning talent plus a few new talented transfers have Hildebrand and his player optimistic the Beach […]