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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After a 27-point performance in a 86-64 victory over Millikan on Monday, Long Beach Poly senior guard Christian Watson was asked how he felt: “I’m back,” he said. Indeed. On Monday, Watson made his long-awaited season debut after missing the team’s first 10 games due to a left ankle injury. Against the Rams (6-13), Watson […]