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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The St. Anthony athletic community is rallying behind senior track stars Asjah Atkinson and London Lee after their Arcadia Invitational performances were disqualified due to a rules violation. The DQ falls particularly harshly on Atkinson, who pulled off a rare double-individual win at the prestigious invitational, claiming the gold in the 100 hurdles and the […]

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College Notebook: Long Beach State Basketball Wins

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The Long Beach State men’s and women’s basketball teams picked up quality wins over the Thanksgiving weekend, and the women’s volleyball team is hosting Women’s National Invitational Volleyball Championship matches this week. PODCAST: LB Fee Show, Women’s Volleyball Hosting Postseason LBSU Men’s Basketball The Beach mounted a comeback to take down Providence 66-65 on Thanksgiving […]