Mike Guardabascio
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.
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Long Beach Poly football coach Stephen Barbee announced to his football program that he is stepping down as head coach of the Jackrabbits after seven seasons, a surprise move made at Poly’s year-end banquet last week. The LA Chargers and LA Rams’ Coach of the Year in 2022, Barbee was the CIF-SS Coach of the […]

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CIF Baseball: Long Beach Poly Edges Palos Verdes

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The Moore League champion Long Beach Poly baseball team won a thrilling first round CIF-SS Division 3 playoff game against Palos Verdes, 5-4. Edgar Rosales had a two-RBI double in the first inning as Poly built a 3-0 lead, but the Jackrabbits found themselves trailing 4-3 heading to the bottom of the sixth inning. Poly […]