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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Basketball: Long Beach Poly’s Peyton Watson Done With High School Ball

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Long Beach Poly star basketball player Peyton Watson confirmed over the weekend that he’s done playing high school basketball, although he said he’s not happy about it. The McDonald’s All-American and UCLA signee said the shifted schedule for the high school season overlaps with too many next-level responsibilities for him to keep playing for Poly. […]