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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Both Long Beach Poly basketball teams received a top seed in their bracket of the CIF State playoffs, which begin today in the Ron Palmer Pavilion with semifinals Thursday and Southern California Regional championships on Saturday. As long as the Jackrabbits advance, their games will be at home because the higher seed always hosts in […]

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PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs Grand Canyon NCAA Volleyball

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Girls’ Water Polo: Dediego’s Four Goals Lead Jordan to 5-4 Comeback Win at Cabrillo

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The Moore League girls’ water polo season started with an exciting matchup on Monday afternoon on the West Side, as Jordan came from behind for a 5-4 victory in a 710 Rivalry game with Cabrillo. After months of waiting to see if water polo would even be played this season, it was a quick turnaround […]