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.
On Friday, Lakewood is hosting a CIF Football playoff game for the first time in years while Millikan is hitting the road for a postseason opener amidst controversy for its opponent.