An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards 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 week on the show we’re previewing all of the Long Beach high school football games including the big one as Long Beach Poly renews its nonleague rivalry with Serra. Support The562.org
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