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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We’ve got articles, videos and photo gallery from the Long Beach games at Long Beach City College on Saturday as part of the Ron Massey Tip-Off Classic dedicated to the late Jordan coach. Wilson 75, St. Paul 47 Lakewood 49, Sunnyside 42 Jordan 42, Corona del Mar 55 Millikan 46, San Marcos 48 Support The562.org