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.
Last year the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team had a layoff of nearly two weeks between winning a conference championship and playing in the NCAA Final Four against BYU. The result was a shocking sweep loss to the Cougars, one the 49ers’ coaches privately felt was in part due to their team being cold. […]
Long Beach City College women’s volleyball swept East Los Angeles 25-16, 25-20, 25-18 on Wednesday. The Vikings (19-6) were led by 11 kills each from Callissa Candalot and Anisa Lopez. Here are some great action shots by Joseph Kling.