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.
This Thursday, October 17, Long Beach Poly’s Ron Palmer Pavilion will host a clash of the Moore League titans as the Jackrabbits welcome in Lakewood with a championship on the line. The two teams have long controlled the league trophy, with the last seven championships won by either Lakewood or Poly. What’s rare about this […]
Four Moore League girls’ soccer teams are headed to the CIF Southern Section playoffs highlighted by Millikan being ranked No. 4 overall and reaching the Open Division. The Rams (18-2-1) won a second consecutive Moore League title and are guaranteed two playoffs games this week. They will visit Mira Costa on Thursday before hosting the […]
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