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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It’s pulling away from the curb, but there’s still plenty of room on the Long Beach State men’s volleyball bandwagon. I had a friend tell me she enjoyed my coverage of the team last year and wanted to come out to some matches this year, but was worried about being a bandwagoner, a fair-weather fan […]

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The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. Long […]

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Long Beach State Retires Glenn McDonald’s Jersey

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Long Beach State men’s basketball great Glenn McDonald received the ultimate honor at Saturday’s men’s basketball Homecoming game, as the university retired his No. 20 jersey. After being introduced by university president Jane Close Conoley and athletic director Andy Fee, McDonald gave a brief speech and was presented with a framed jersey before the lights […]