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.
Long Beach is known for producing championship-caliber athletes and teams—but also for its hearty celebration of its own. When Wilson’s football team beat Poly for the first time in the 1940s, the Bruins literally paraded down 2ndStreet with their marching band and spent the entire night celebrating. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team has […]
FROM LBSU REPORTS In a busy day at Irvine Valley College, No. 5 Long Beach State defeated the hosts in an exhibition, and then won in two 5-0 sweeps against Nebraska and Concordia in a dominant day. Long Beach State (11-1) won without dropping a set against Nebraska (4-13), despite playing in both matches without […]