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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Baseball Long Beach State

Feature: Local Boy Matt Fields Back On Mound For Dirtbags

JJ Fiddler

Matt Fields knew his baseball career hung in the balance when his doctor walked back into the exam room. The Lakewood High alum had already faced three straight years of arm injuries since coming to Long Beach State, and he was slowly running out of eligibility and patience. “Basically there’s a chance my elbow could […]

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Long Beach State Soccer

Notebook: Long Beach State Women’s Soccer Learning Important Lessons

JJ Fiddler

Not everything is what it seems for Long Beach State women’s soccer. It looks like the Beach lost its first two home games of the season last week in disappointing and frustrating fashion, but no one is hitting the panic button with the Big West Conference schedule starting this week. “Today was a battle and […]

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Volleyball

LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach State vs UCLA NCAA Volleyball

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. Refresh the page to see the latest updates! Long Beach State visits UCLA in a battle of top teams in the nation. First serve is at 6pm. CLICK HERE if you can’t see the updates–please note that Twitter’s […]