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: Star QB Nico Iamaleava Transfers Home to Long Beach Poly

Mike Guardabascio

Photo courtesy: Aaron Plunkett – CLA Sports Five-star quarterback Nico Iamaleava is back at Long Beach Poly after enrolling today, the Iamaleava family confirmed. Imaleava played for the Jackrabbits as a freshman before transferring to Warren for the last two pandemic-affected seasons. He arrives back at 1600 Atlantic as one of the top football players […]

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PODCAST: Offseason Reset With LB Poly Football Coach Stephen Barbee

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This week we’re shouting out our amazing photographers, doing an Offseason Reset interview with Long Beach Poly football coach Stephen Barbee and much more. 00:00 Shouts To Our Photographers: Stephen Dachman, Joseph Kling and All-in Press 04:00 Offseason Reset With Long Beach Poly Football Coach Stephen Barbee 16:00 Athletes Of The Week (Aidan Grosz, Jacob […]

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Long Beach Poly Knocked Out Of CIF-SS Semis By Chino Hills

Mike Guardabascio

Because he’s coaching the shortest Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team in a half-century, Jackrabbits coach Shelton Diggs has had to make some decisions these playoffs. When they’re playing teams with talented bigs, as they did Friday night against Chino Hills in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 semifinals, Diggs’ team has to double-team opponents. […]