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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Long Beach State came into Saturday’s game against UC Irvine riding a three-game win streak and playing arguably best ball of the season. With momentum on their side, the Beach used aggressive defense and timely offense to top UC Irvine 73-67, extending their win streak to four games. “Today was a team win, we needed […]