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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LBCC Notebook: Men’s Basketball Lose Regional Final

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A sluggish start doomed Long Beach City College men’s basketball in the state playoff regional final at Citrus. The Vikings only scored 25 points in the first half of their 93-78 season-ending defeat. Jace Bass scored a team-high 32 points for LBCC, but Citrus’ Josh Caston scored a game-high 48 points after making 24-of-29 free […]

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Football: Long Beach Poly Flattened By Punahou

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Saturday night’s game between Long Beach Poly and Punahou was a meeting of two teams with a lot in common. Both represent storied traditions and an enormous group of loud, active, and involved alumni. That’s where the comparisons end, at least for now: the Buffanblu’s uniforms read “Sons of Oahu” across their chest, and on […]