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 Vote For Sharks Mascot Won’t Impact Sports, AD Says

Mike Guardabascio

  Last Friday’s announcement that the students of Long Beach State voted to adopt “Sharks” as the new mascot of the school caused a major reaction among the university’s sports fans, who were posting all over social media wondering if they’d be rooting for the Sharks come the Fall.  Long Beach State athletic director Andy […]

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The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to all of this week’s winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Sierra Adams-Gregory, Lakewood Wrestling Lakewood star Sierra Adams-Gregory was once again the best girls’ wrestler in Long Beach this year, earning Moore League Wrestler of the Year honors before winning a CIF-SS Masters championship and the Masters Upperweight MVP […]

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COLUMN: Eric Valenzuela Is A Dirtbag, Alum Or Not

Mike Guardabascio & JJ Fiddler

Long Beach State’s hire of Eric Valenzuela as the new coach of the Dirtbags brought a lot of reactions across our phones. The university was as confident as could be that they’d gotten their guy. Recruits were clearly thrilled — kids have been committing to the program while those who’d been committed to Valenzuela’s old […]