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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Millikan’s quest to become the first Rams baseball team in school history to win a fourth consecutive Moore League championship is off to a great start. Millikan dominated league rival Lakewood on Wednesday in a statement game, 11-1. It’s the largest margin of victory for a Moore League team over the Lancers in at least […]
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