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.
Everything has a different edge in the playoffs, a fact that the Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team was reminded of Friday night in their CIF-SS Division 2AA playoff opener against Villa Park. The two teams slugged it out defensively in the first half, and at the break just 26 points had been scored total. […]
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Wilson boys’ golf picked up a pair of wins at Recreation Park Golf Course in a tri-match on Monday. The Bruins (8-5, 4-0) defeated Santa Margarita 381-402 and Poly 381-432. Wilson junior Brandon Bennett made five birdies through the windy conditions to earn the medalist honors with a 1-over par round of 73. Jacob Betts […]
