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.
St. Anthony got the big Del Rey League win they were looking for, thanks to an even bigger game from quarterback Nick Billoups. The junior scored seven touchdowns in the win to tie a school record and lead St. Anthony to their first league win, beating La Salle 55-31. Defensively, Keali’i Tuufuli had seven sacks […]
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