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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There are almost 20 current Major League Baseball players with ties to Long Beach, and plenty more in the minor leagues ready to make their names in The Show. Wilson High alum Chase De Jong has already made his MLB debut with the Seattle Mariners, but he was traded to the Minnesota Twins organization on […]

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Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule

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It’s another big playoff day for Long Beach sports teams, as two boys’ basketball teams are playing in the semifinals this evening. With a win, they’d advance to a CIF-SS title game next Friday or Saturday. Stay tuned today for previews and live updates. Boys’ Basketball Division 4AA: Wilson vs. St. Bonaventure, 7pm Division 4A: […]

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Angels Add Latest Chapter To Blair Field’s Unique History

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For nearly a century, the baseball fields in Long Beach’s Recreation Park have played host to many of the best baseball players to ever live, spanning multiple generations of America’s pastime. Rec Park’s first baseball game was played in 1924, between the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League and the Chicago Cubs, one […]