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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Long Beach Poly’s Jalen Pitre Commits to Pepperdine

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach Poly senior basketball player Jalen Pitre committed to Pepperdine late last week, citing a connection with coach Lorenzo Romar as the biggest reasons he chose the Waves’ program. Pitre will join fellow Jackrabbit Darryl Polk in Malibu, and said that Polk’s feedback helped him make his decision. “Coach Romar has been recruiting me […]

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Wilson Girls’ Basketball Falls In First Round Of CIF State Playoffs

JJ Fiddler

This historic Wilson girls’ basketball season came to an end on Tuesday night in the first round of the CIF State Division 2 playoffs. The top-seeded Bruins couldn’t match visiting Mira Costa in a 55-42 loss. Wilson coach Erin Carey told her team after the game to not hang their heads. “No one expected us […]

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ROUNDUP: Four Long Beach Football Teams Reach CIF-SS Semifinals

Tyler Hendrickson

The postseason success continued for Long Beach’s football teams on Friday, as all four Moore League/Long Beach squads picked up quarterfinal victories on the road. Long Beach Poly, St. Anthony, Jordan and Compton are all moving on to the CIF-SS semifinals, and we’ve got coverage from all four wins at the links below. CLICK HERE […]