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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Softball Wilson

Wilson’s Sacha Zalamea Competes at 2025 USA Softball SoCal x Tokyo Exchange Event

Eli Aquino

Wilson softball star Sacha Zalamea participated on USA Softball’s U-18 Women’s All-Star Team last week against Metro Tokyo Softball, in the 2025 USA Softball SoCal x Tokyo Exchange Event. Team USA finished 2-1 through the three game series.  The exchange series was designed to strengthen the connection between the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the upcoming […]

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Football Jordan Wilson

High School Football Preview: Wilson vs. Jordan

JJ Fiddler

If Wilson or Jordan have any dreams of making the CIF Southern Section playoffs they must win tonight as the Panthers visit the Bruins with only three weeks left in the regular season. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wilson (1-5, 1-2) has improved mightily since struggling against quality competition in the non-league schedule, and […]

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Soccer Wilson

CIF Girls’ Soccer: Wilson Holds Off Flintridge Sacred Heart

JJ Fiddler

Wilson doesn’t care if its first round CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoff game wasn’t the most exciting affair of the season. The Bruins got the game-winning goal from Brooke Karatsu-Boteilho and held on to beat Flintridge Sacred Heart 1-0. “A win is a win in playoffs,” Wilson first-year coach Brian Irvin said. “I thought […]