Mike Guardabascio
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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Long Beach Poly Wins First Moore League Beach Volleyball Title

Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach Poly beach volleyball team claimed the first Moore League championship in the sport thanks to a one-loss run through the four-team league this season. The Jackrabbits dropped two matches but were atop the league at 10-2 in the best-of-five format, which featured much of the league’s young indoor talent. First-year coach Meaghan […]

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LB in MLB: Long Beach Ballplayers On The Move at Trade Deadline

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The MLB trade deadline brought changes for some of Long Beach’s baseball alumni, with plenty of other news as the 2026 season enters its homestretch. One of the biggest trades this season was between AL East rivals, as the Boston Red Sox acquired catcher Adley Rutschman from the Baltimore Orioles. The top prospect acquired by […]

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ROUNDUP: Long Beach Football Games, Regular Season Finale

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We’ve got links to all of our coverage to end the regular season. Long Beach Poly, Wilson, Compton, and St. Anthony have all clinched playoff berths, with Lakewood and Millikan applying for an at-large bid. Playoff brackets will be out on Sunday, we’ll have live updates. Long Beach Poly def. Lakewood STORY / VIDEO / […]