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 Volleyball Celebrations Roll On

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach is known for producing championship-caliber athletes and teams—but also for its hearty celebration of its own. When Wilson’s football team beat Poly for the first time in the 1940s, the Bruins literally paraded down 2ndStreet with their marching band and spent the entire night celebrating. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team has […]

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PREVIEW: Long Beach State Women’s Volleyball Returns to Court

Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team has a proud and trophy-laden history that dates back decades. Throughout that time, the Beach (formerly the 49ers) have run essentially the same warmup, a nationally-known progression of drills that began under head coach Brian Gimmillaro, who won three NCAA titles. Last weekend, fifth-year head coach Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer […]

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PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly vs. Wilson, Girls’ Soccer

Stephen Dachman

The562’s soccer coverage for the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Beach Futbol Club. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly […]