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: St. Anthony, Wilson Win

Mike Guardabascio

St. Anthony remained undefeated in league with an easy sweep of St. Paul, 25-10, 25-16, 25-15. The Saints (21-3) were led by Nicky Mizraji, who had 13 kills and five aces, Aidan Grosz (seven kills), Brandon Barry (seven kills), and Eamon Pool-Harris (12 digs). Wilson swept Long Beach Poly 25-19, 25-20, 25-19 to take firm […]

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Long Beach State Women’s Wild Comeback Puts Them on Verge of Big West Title

Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach State women’s basketball team has not won a regular season Big West title since 2006-06, and have not won one outright since Joan Bonvicini was coaching in 1989-89. After a wild comeback on Thursday night that saw them overcome an 18-point deficit to third-place UC Santa Barbara, the Beach are on the […]

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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 […]