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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There are plenty of college teams in California that will struggle this season due to missing typical offseason events, but Long Beach State women’s soccer is prepared to revamp its winning culture and regain what it lost due to COVID-19. “It’s almost like starting from scratch and we are looking at it like that,” LBSU’s […]

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Long Beach State Weekly Update

JJ Fiddler

The season opening weekend was a roller coaster for Long Beach State Women’s soccer. On Friday night, LBSU showed glimpses of its potential in 89:58 of scoreless soccer at No. 2 UCLA. However, the Bruins scored the game-winner with two seconds left in regulation. LBSU bounced back from the heartbreaking loss with a 1-0 victory […]

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Long Beach State Softball Season Comes To An End

JJ Fiddler

Long Beach State softball lost to Ole Miss for a second time on Saturday night and was eliminated from the Tempe Regional. The 49ers (43-14) eliminated New Mexico State 9-0 to extend their season before a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to end the year. Senior Jessica Flores pitched every inning for LBSU on Saturday. She allowed […]