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 Men’s Basketball Eclipsed At CSUN

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Defensive struggles doomed Long Beach State men’s basketball in its Big West Conference opening 95-77 loss on Wednesday night at Cal State Northridge. The Beach had won seven of the last 10 meetings with CSUN coming into this game. LBSU (5-12, 0-1) sophomore Michael Carter III scored a team-high 19 points as four players finished […]

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LBSU Notebook: Aiden Pastorian Makes Track & Field History, Women’s Golf Earns Awards

JJ Fiddler

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Long Beach State freshman Aiden Pastorian made track and field history this month by becoming just the fifth thrower at the Beach to break 60 feet in the shot put. He did so at the USATF U20 Championships in Oregon […]

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The562.org’s College Athletes Of The Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to our college Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship! Jessica Blakeman, LBCC Volleyball The Vikings improved to 15-3 last week in a split pair of matches, with a loss to El Camino and a win over Passadena. The Vikings were led in both matches by Jessica Blakeman, […]