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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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. A pair of quality goals in each half from Summer Laskey and Felicia Jastré Högberg gave Long Beach State women’s soccer a lead on Thursday night at George Allen Field. However, San Diego State kept the Beach from earning […]

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Lena Silano Pushes Long Beach State Women’s Soccer Through Big West Quarterfinals

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach soccer for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Beach Futbol Club. It’s been a historic year for Lena Silano and the senior forward played the role of hero for Long Beach State women’s soccer on Sunday […]