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 traveled to Cal Baptist on Saturday for the first game in two weeks but fell 96-75 in Riverside. The nonconference matchup was scheduled quickly after the Beach had their games cancelled last weekend due to false-positive COVID-19 tests. BOX SCORE LBSU (3-5, 2-2) Michael Carter III returned from injury and […]

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LB in MLB: Large Crop of Local Talent Prepared for 2021 Season

Tyler Hendrickson

As the calendar turns to April, it signals the start of another Major League Baseball season. That makes it the perfect time to check in with Long Beach’s former ballplayers to see how they’re faring on the big stage. This year’s Spring Training had a large contingent of local talent, with a mixed group of […]

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PREVIEW: No. 6 Long Beach State Men’s Water Polo Hosts No. 4 Pacific Tonight

JJ Fiddler

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of boys’ water polo is sponsored by Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. PHOTO COURTESY LBSU One of this week’s top NCAA men’s water polo games will be at Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center tonight as No. 6 Long Beach State […]