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.
http://The562.org

Related Articles

DSC_0703a
Basketball Long Beach State

Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Upsets UC Irvine In Overtime

JJ Fiddler

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Lessons from the school of hard knocks are paying dividends for Long Beach State men’s basketball. After starting the Big West Conference schedule with a handful of close losses, and a season-ending injury for star guard Joel Murray, the Beach […]

unnamed-41
Long Beach State

Long Beach State Volleyball Still Undefeated, Still No. 1

Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team is still undefeated, still the unanimous No. 1-ranked team in America, and still a hell of a lot of fun. The 49ers put on a show for the 1,000 fans who picked volleyball over the Oscars on Sunday night, with stars TJ DeFalco and Kyle Ensing holding a […]

DSC_0162a
Long Beach State Photos Soccer

PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs. UC Irvine, Women’s Soccer

JJ Fiddler

Photos By Stephen Dachman