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 golf is sponsored by Dan and Desiree Gooch. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Millikan girls’ golf finished the first half of Moore League play in first place after a 219-233 win over Long Beach Poly on Tuesday at Recreation Park Golf Course. The Rams upset Wilson […]

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