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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BREAKING: Tonight’s game between Millikan and Jordan has been canceled due to a forfeit by Jordan. We’ll have a full story this afternoon but the cancelation is not due to COVID. It’s Opening Night in J-Town as the young Panthers welcome Millikan (0-1) for a 7 p.m. showdown. The Rams will be looking to put […]