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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Two Long Beach basketball players were named to the All-CIF list, as released by the CIF Southern Section Monday. Division 1: Kalaya Buggs, Long Beach Poly Division 2AA: Emily Newkirk, Millikan Here’s the complete list of honorees: 2018-19 ALL CIF GIRLS BASKETBALL

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Long Beach State Women Handle Riverside By 30

Mike Guardabascio

It’s a season unlike any other for NCAA women’s basketball. Chaos, confusion, and COVID-19 have dominated the headlines, with even elite programs like Duke shutting their season down early as the pandemic spikes once again across the country.  At Long Beach State, however? So far, so good. The Long Beach State women opened up Big […]

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PHOTOS: Long Beach State Dirtbags Beat Cal State Northridge

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The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2023 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. The Long Beach State Dirtbags avoided the sweep on Bohl Dimond at Blair Field by beating Cal State Northridge 6-4 on Sunday. Jonathon Long went 3-for-3 at the plate with a walk and three RBI for the Dirtbags. […]