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.
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team came home to George Allen Field on Thursday night looking for more offense, but they found heartbreak as visiting UCF scored in the 90th minute to steal a 2-1 victory. “It’s obviously very disappointing to not take that into overtime,” LBSU coach Mauricio Ingrassia said. “But these are […]
You could live a whole lifetime and not experience the kind of emotional whirlwind that Wilson alum Joel Bitonio was living in last week. On Saturday, the Cleveland Browns offensive lineman learned he’d been named to the Associated Press All-Pro team, one of the highest honors available for an NFL player. Two days later, on […]
Long Beach City College women’s volleyball swept East Los Angeles 25-16, 25-20, 25-18 on Wednesday. The Vikings (19-6) were led by 11 kills each from Callissa Candalot and Anisa Lopez. Here are some great action shots by Joseph Kling.