Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards 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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Football: Long Beach Poly Flattened By Corona Centennial

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Long Beach Poly football coach Stephen Barbee put together a tough nonleague schedule for his team, and it came to an end Friday against a superior Corona Centennial team that outclassed the Jackrabbits in all phases of the game. The Huskies easily defeated Poly, 57-13. “They’re a great team,” said Barbee. “Hats off to them.” […]

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Standings Wilson Wrestling

STANDINGS: Moore League Wrestling, Week 1

Matt Simon

Moore League action is underway in Long Beach and the first round of matches were highlighted by a match-deciding thriller Thursday night as Long Beach Wilson edged Poly 38-33 after senior Dorian Ortloff sent the Bruins into celebration with a pin in the last match.  After two years of COVID restrictions, teams were close to […]

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CIF Softball: Millikan, LB Poly, St. Anthony Eliminated

JJ Fiddler

While Lakewood and Wilson both advanced in the CIF Southern Section softball playoffs on Thursday, the rest of the Moore League and St. Anthony were unable to make it past the first round. DIVISION 3 Millikan 5, West Ranch 9 The Rams (17-11) fell behind in the third inning and couldn’t score until late in […]