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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The United States women’s national volleyball team will get a pre-Olympic Games tuneup in Long Beach this week, as the Americans host the Netherlands at Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday evenings–all at 7pm. It’s the last chance to see the No. 2-ranked team in the world before they head to […]

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Boys’ Soccer Roundup: Wilson, Cabrillo Stay Atop Moore League

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The Wilson and Cabrillo boys’ soccer teams took two more huge steps towards setting up Moore League championship game on Monday. Wilson 2, Lakewood 0 Seniors Javi Cervantes and Brayan Mora scored the goals for the Bruins in this road win, while goalkeeper Norman Chang and the Wilson defense collected its 10th clean sheet of […]

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CIF Boys’ Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Swept by St. Margarets in Semis

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2023-24 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. Long Beach Poly’s sluggish beginnings finally caught up with them on Saturday night in the CIF-SS Division 3 semifinals, as the Jackrabbits failed to overcome another slow […]