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 St. Anthony girls’ volleyball team had its thrilling CIF Southern Section playoff run come to an end on Saturday night in the Division 5 semifinals. The Saints went toe-to-toe with the top team in the division, Ontario Christian, but the visiting Knights finished stronger in a 25-17, 25-27, 25-20, 16-25, 15-7 win. St. Anthony […]
The CIF Southern Section recently released the divisions for the winter sports season, so Long Beach sports fans can get a preview of where their favorite teams will be competing for CIF championships. Because the competitive equity playoff format re-divisions teams every year, these can also serve as a preliminary “power ranking” of local teams […]
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