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 Track & Field Seven Top Finishes

JJ Fiddler

FROM LBSU REPORTS Long Beach State concluded competition at the Spring Track Classic at UC Riverside with seven Top 3 finishers in Saturday’s field events. Junior Bria Palmer was the lone event winner for the Beach, taking the top spot in the women’s high jump for the third time in as many tries this season. […]

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NCAA Baseball: Dirtbags Drop Opener Against No. 15 Gonzaga

Tyler Hendrickson

The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2022 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. In a series that wasn’t even scheduled to happen, things didn’t go to plan for Long Beach State (5-7)  in their opener against No. 15 Gonzaga (11-2) on Friday night. Bohl Diamond at Blair Field was […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball

PREVIEW: Long Beach State Women’s Volleyball Looking Up

Mike Guardabascio

There’s nowhere for the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team to go but up. The 49ers are coming off a 10-19 season in Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer’s first season as head coach, a rebuilding season that was also the worst winning percentage in the history of the program. The numbers don’t tell the story of a team […]