Author: 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.
Long Beach High School Volleyball Preview
The last three Moore League boys’ volleyball championships have been won by three different teams: Wilson, Poly, and Lakewood. This year it’s anyone’s guess who’ll be in the driver’s seat, with a steadily-improving Millikan team joining the fray as well. St. Anthony is poised for a CIF run and feature one of the area’s top […]
The562.org Athletes of the Week
Welcome to this week’s The562.org Athletes of the Week. HIGH SCHOOL Rachel Glenn, Wilson Track & Field Wilson’s Rachel Glenn planted a flag on Saturday at El Camino College as the Bruin cleared 5’11” in the high jump. Glenn’s mark was the top in the nation so far this year, and would have been the […]
Don Norford Inducted Into National Hall Of Fame
Legendary Long Beach Poly track and field coach Don Norford has received an enormous honor. Norford, the state of California’s most successful high school coach ever, was inducted into the inaugural class of the NSAF National High School Track and Field Hall of Fame. Norford was one of just two coaches inducted into the Hall’s […]
No. 1 Long Beach State Volleyball Dominant Against UCSB
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team has appeared near-invincible for most of the 2018 season. The 49ers are 18-0 and the unanimous No. 1 team in the nation, having dropped only three sets all season. But Long Beach struggled for a stretch during the second set against UC Santa Barbara on Thursday evening, and […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs. UCSB Men’s Volleyball
We’ve got a great gallery of shots from the 49ers’ win by photographer Stephen Dachman.
LBSU Beach Volleyball Upsets No. 4 Florida State
The No 8-ranked Long Beach State beach volleyball team posted a pair of big wins on Thursday, defeating No. 4 Florida State and TCU at the LBSU Sand Courts. The win over the Seminoles was huge for the 49ers (7-1), who hadn’t beaten a top five program yet this year after a narrow 3-2 defeat […]
Long Beach Poly, Compton, Millikan Athletes Preparing For NCAA Tourney
A pair of Compton boys’ basketball players, a trio of Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball players, and a Millikan Ram are preparing for NCAA Tournament appearances. Compton alums Kyron Cartwright and Robert Lewis will be in action in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament playing for Providence and Texas Southern. Cartwright joined the 1,000-point club with […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach Students Walk Out
Many Long Beach students participated in the nationwide walk-out demonstrations to protest gun violence. A large rally is in Long Beach is planned for Saturday, March 24th.
PHOTOS: Lakewood vs. Millikan Boys’ Volleyball
We’ve got a great gallery of shots from the Lancers’ sweep by photographer Stephen Dachman.