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 St. Anthony girls’ volleyball team had its thrilling CIF Southern Section playoff run come to an end on Saturday night in the Division 5 semifinals. The Saints went toe-to-toe with the top team in the division, Ontario Christian, but the visiting Knights finished stronger in a 25-17, 25-27, 25-20, 16-25, 15-7 win. St. Anthony […]
The world of Moore League tennis tends to swing like a pendulum, typically between the city’s two oldest schools, Long Beach Poly and WIlson. The Jackrabbits have won the last four Moore League titles, while the Bruins had won the five before that. This year looks like a pair of epic showdowns could be in […]
When the Compton football team suits up Saturday night at Compton College for the CIF Southern Section Division 12 championship, they won’t just be playing for the guy standing next to them. They will be playing for a city that remembers the glory days of when Compton High football was a symbol of excellence in […]
