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.
The Millikan softball program celebrated opening day on Friday by cutting the ribbon on their new field before hosting Torrance. The Rams also honored Diane Lewis and current coach Akemi Fleming who led Millikan to CIF championships in 1983 and 2005. Photos Courtesy Millikan Softball Boosters
Congratulations to all of our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Joshua “Noodles” Cason, Long Beach Poly Football Long Beach Poly’s run game was the star of the show in Saturday’s championship win, and junior Devin Samples could easily have won his third Athlete of the […]
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