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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Juaron Watts-Brown Throws No-Hitter For Long Beach State Dirtbags

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The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2022 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more History was made Sunday on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field where freshman pitcher Juaron Watts-Brown threw the Long Beach State Dirtbags’ first ever complete game no-hitter as they beat visiting UC Riverside 4-0. “It’s surreal and […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

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The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Katie Knarr, Millikan Softball Millikan got a statement win over Long Beach Poly last week, and an offensive […]