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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Basketball Long Beach State

Long Beach State Loses Regular Season Finale, Top Player On Saturday

JJ Fiddler

Everything was a little off for Long Beach State men’s basketball on Saturday, and unfortunately that’s apropos for this unorthodox season. After having their campaign paused three times over the last three months, there weren’t any LBSU Senior Night activities before or after the last game of the regular season at Walter Pyramid. The Beach […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball

Long Beach State Volleyball Tops Pepperdine, Headed To NCAA Final

Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team dug deep and came out with an exciting four-set win in the NCAA Final Four over Pepperdine, pulling away emphatically in a 25-21, 21-25, 25-16, 25-15 decision. Long Beach State (27-2) advances to the NCAA championship match for the second year in a row and will face Hawaii […]

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Basketball Long Beach State

Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Wins Opener In Overtime

JJ Fiddler

Wednesday night in Idaho was a special one for Long Beach State men’s basketball coach Dan Monson. The Idaho alum watched the Vandals honor father Don Monson, a former Vandals head coach, as part of the pregame festivities and then he watched his team open the season with a 95-89 overtime win. LBSU (1-0) trailed […]