An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 18 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous state and national honors 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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The Long Beach State Dirtbags scored six runs in the last two innings of their 8-5 comeback victory over USC (18-19) on Tuesday at Dedeaux Field. It is the third consecutive midweek win for LBSU (17-24). LBSU freshman Leonard Jones had three hits and a walk. His RBI double in the ninth inning scored Jarren […]