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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CIF Girls’ Soccer: Long Beach Poly vs. Huntington Beach Long Beach Poly opened the 2021 CIF-SS girls’ soccer playoffs with a game against Huntington Beach. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. Support […]
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