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 Dirtbags Midseason Storylines

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The Long Beach State Dirtbags have been both Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde this season. They’ve played one of the toughest nonconference schedules in the nation while dealing with a rash of injuries, and the results have been mixed. The Dirtbags (11-18) have quality wins over No. 3 Ole Miss and No. 15 Vanderbilt, but […]

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PODCAST: Mike & JJ’s Holiday Sports Traditions

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This week on a special Thanksgiving episode of What Up, Long Beach?! Mike and JJ are talking about holiday sports traditions and Long Beach basketball tournaments. 02:40 Question O’ The Week: What are you doing for Thanksgiving? 07:20 Athletes O’ The Week 18:40 Games O’ The Week: Holiday Basketball Tournaments 21:45 Players O’ The Week […]

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Column: New CSULB Shark Mascot Not That Big A Deal

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How did you react when the United States Government admitted that it’s in possession of “off-world vehicles not made on this earth” last month? They chose a time of global pandemic to flip-flop on a hotly debated topic, and I doubt it changed your mind about the existence of intelligent life outside this planet. Last […]