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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Long Beach Poly running back Elijah Juarez had one request after his powerhouse performance against Wilson on Friday night in a Jackrabbit victory. Juarez had 256 yards rushing and scored three total touchdowns in the game, but he didn’t want the spotlight on him. “I just want to say that my offensive line made everything […]

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Long Beach Poly Sweeps Moore League Cross Country Meet At Signal Hill

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The second Moore League cross country meet of the season didn’t feature the same theatrics of the first meet, but Tuesday evening’s Signal Hill Discovery Well race did end up with the same results across the board. Long Beach Poly swept the boys’ and girls’ team top finishes, and had both individual winners as well, […]