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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Football: Long Beach Poly’s Daylen Austin Commits to LSU

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Another star football player at Long Beach Poly has announced his college commitment, as senior-to-be Daylen Austin posted on social media Monday that he’s committed to LSU.  Austin is a four-star defensive back ranked among the top 15 players at any position in California in the 2023 class. He also on Tuesday got the news […]

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Football: Long Beach Poly Beats Konawaena In Season Opener

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Most people book a trip to Hawaii to get away from the real world and its problems, and unwind in paradise. That’s not exactly how it played out for the Long Beach Poly football team, which opened its 2023 season on the Big Island with a game against Konawaena. The devastating fire on Maui brought […]