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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PREVIEW: Long Beach State Hosts Hawaii In Much-Hyped NCAA Volleyball Championship

Mike Guardabascio

Prayers answered. It was clear all season long that defending national champion Long Beach State and Hawaii were the two best men’s volleyball teams in the country. The two teams met at the end of the regular season and in the Big West Tournament championship and all three meetings produced the same result: five-set classics. […]

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Compton Football Photos

PHOTOS: Compton vs. Dominguez Football

Mike Guardabascio

We’ve got a great gallery of shots from Compton’s win over Dominguez taken by photographer William Johnson.

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Humberto Tene, Millikan Baseball Myles Patton threw 7.2 innings of scoreless baseball in Millikan’s thrilling 1-0 extra-inning win […]