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 Men’s Basketball Wins Quarterfinal Going Away

JJ Fiddler

Joel Murray didn’t pick a time to take over the Big West Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament quarterfinal on Thursday at Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada. The Long Beach State junior guard just did it. “I just play within the game and everything figures itself out,” Murray said. LBSU figured out how to speed the […]

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Softball: Victoria Byrum And Millikan Blank Wilson At Home

JJ Fiddler

Another stellar pitching perforce delivered by Victoria Byrum led Millikan softball to an important 2-0 Moore League win over Wilson on Tuesday at home. Byrum overcame a shaky start to pitch a complete game shutout. The sophomore gave up three hits, all in the first two innings, and stuck out seven batters. “I definitely wasn’t […]

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Athlete of the Week Cross Country Football Long Beach Poly Water Polo Wilson

The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship! Ryan Pettway, Wilson Football It was another record-setting night for Ryan Pettway, as he led Wilson to a blowout in the first round of the playoffs. Pettway was 11/12 for 306 yards and six touchdowns, a nearly perfect performance […]