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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Boys’ Volleyball Preview: Lakewood Lancers

Mike Guardabascio

Lakewood is the defending league champion and boasts a stud player in Teilon Tufuga, a BYU commit and the brother of Lakewood/BYU stud Storm Fa’agata-Tufuga. The Lancers have a new coach, Tommy Dube, who is managing expectations as he works a sophomore setter into the starting lineup. “We have a young team that has a […]

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VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. St. Joseph Volleyball

Mike Guardabascio

We’ve got highlights of the Jackrabbits’ five-set thriller over St. Joseph at the Steve Lewis Volleyfest. High School Volleyball: Long Beach Poly vs. St. Joseph We’ve got highlights from the Jackrabbits’ five-set thriller over the Jesters at the Steve Lewis Volleyfest. Visit the562.org and click SUBSCRIBE to support Long Beach volleyball coverage.

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The562.org’s College Athletes Of The Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to all of this week’s winners. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State Volleyball Senior TJ DeFalco had five aces in a sweep of UCLA last weekend, obliterating the UCLA defense even with the serves that didn’t find the floor. DeFalco is now just seven aces shy of the school record. He also had six kills, […]