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.
The Avalon girls’ volleyball team is off to an undefeated 12-0 start, fresh off a straight sets sweep of Milken Academy, led by Virginia Soto’s 13 kills, 18 assists, 9 digs, and three aces. Avalon also won the Liberty Christian Tournament with an undefeated 10-0 run that saw the Lancers not drop a single set. […]