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.
Lakewood and Mayfair will play for the Milk Bucket trophy once again tonight at Ron Yary Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. When these schools were originally founded they were separated by a large farm so they play for the Milk Bucket to symbolize the crosstown rivalry. “The kids are well aware of the […]
Third-year coach Bryan Whitfield is trying to change the baseball culture at Jordan High, where the Panthers haven’t beaten a non-Compton team in Moore League place since 2016. Whitfield has started a year-around schedule for his players, and hopes that leads to a higher baseball IQ. “It’s been a big hurdle getting up to speed […]
