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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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to all of our winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Jadon Jones, St. Anthony Basketball St. Anthony senior Jadon Jones was named MVP of the Ryse Williams Pac Shores Tournament last weekend after leading the Saints to a 4-0 tournament championship. Jones had 23 points, five rebounds, and […]

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Long Beach State Breaks Ground On Softball, Soccer Clubhouse

JJ Fiddler

Women’s athletics were celebrated and supported on Wednesday at Long Beach State where dignitaries and donors ceremoniously broke ground on the softball and women’s soccer clubhouse on campus. The $3.5 million facility, which will include team lounges and locker rooms, will be at the LBSU Softball Complex next to George Allen Field where the women’s […]

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NCAA Volleyball: No. 2 Long Beach State Falls to No. 3 UCLA

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.comto learn more. In front of a sellout crowd at the Walter Pyramid (the first since a whole pandemic ago), the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team lost a tight match with UCLA in four sets. The final score didn’t tell […]