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 Drops First Match To USC

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The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team’s road match at USC on Saturday night had the feel of a high-drama movie. Unfortunately for Long Beach, that movie didn’t have the ending they wanted. The match was held in USC’s tiny North Gym, which has just 500 fixed seats. With the Trojan band blaring in the […]

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Boys’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly Handles Wilson

Mike Guardabascio

No superstar, no problem for the Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team. Playing without UCLA signee Peyton Watson for the second straight game, the Jackrabbits had no trouble against a good Wilson team that’s currently in fourth place in the Moore League, and angling for a playoff spot. The Jackrabbits got strong performances from Chris […]

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Long Beach State Men’s Volleyball Takes Down Hawaii

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit naplesislandcarwash.com to learn more. They don’t make them much closer than the No. 2 Long Beach State men’s volleyball win over No. 4 Hawaii on Friday night at Walter Pyramid 22-25, 25-23, 26-24, 27-26. There were 52 tied scores and 16 lead […]