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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With an opportunity that eluded them last year, Cabrillo’s Brian Habacon and Poly’s Nga Pham made the most of their chances Monday afternoon at the Moore League badminton singles finals at Lakewood.  For Habacon, he made the most of his opportunity to capture the boys singles title defeating Poly’s Peter You 21-9, 24-22.  “After being […]

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Basketball: Millikan Clinches First Title Since 1991

Mike Guardabascio

STORY AND VIDEO BY MATT SIMON Millikan defeated Lakewood on Tuesday night to clinch a share of its first Moore League boys’ basketball title since 1991. The Rams will host a hungry Long Beach Poly team Thursday night with the Jackrabbits looking to force a co-championship with a win. Poly def. Wilson Peyton Watson scored […]

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Football: St. Anthony Drops League Title Bid At St. Paul

JJ Fiddler

St. Anthony had a chance to grab the Del Rey League title in its regular season finale at St. Paul on Friday night but instead got a helping of humble pie in a 49-7 loss. “We learned a lot tonight,” St. Anthony Mario Morales said. “We need more consistency, especially on offense we have to […]