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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Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule

Mike Guardabascio

Four teams advanced in yesterday’s playoffs, and another 10 will take the field (or court (or pool)) tonight as they look to open the postseason with a win. Girls’ Basketball Division 1: Long Beach Poly vs Alemany, 7pm Division 2AA: Wilson at South Pasadena, 7pm Division 3A: Lakewood vs Bishop, 7pm Division 4AA: Jordan at […]

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Long Beach Girls’ Cross Country Preview

Mike Guardabascio

Last year, Wilson won its first Moore League girls’ cross country championship in 15 years at a thrilling league finals at Heartwell Park. Ed Hauck’s squad isn’t ready to give up the crown in 2019, although it looks like it could be a photo finish this year. “They know they have a target on their […]

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COLUMN: Wilson Basketball Coach Resignation Strikes a Nerve Nationwide

Mike Guardabascio

I have to admit that, while I put the same amount of effort into every story I write, I was not expecting a coaching update I did about the girls’ basketball team at Wilson High to be the most-read story I’ve written in 17 years as a sportswriter in Long Beach.  The story, however, touched […]