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.
In a Moore League softball game that had a combined 18 hits it was the defenses that ended up deciding the rivalry. Lakewood just made more clutch plays in the field to beat rival Millikan in walk-off fashion 4-3 on Tuesday night at Lisa Fernandez Field. WATCH HIGHLIGHT VIDEO After she picked off two runners […]
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