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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PREVIEW: Long Beach Poly vs. Mira Costa CIF Girls’ Volleyball

Mike Guardabascio

Division 1: Long Beach Poly vs. Mira Costa, 6 p.m. The Jackrabbits host Mira Costa in the best match perhaps anywhere in Southern California this evening, with Division 1’s No. 8 and No. 9 teams meeting. Poly will be the slight underdog, although that’s mostly academic in a meeting of the Moore League champions and […]

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Girls’ Volleyball: Long Beach Teams Learn Playoff Fate

Mike Guardabascio

The CIF Southern Section girls’ volleyball playoff brackets were released on Saturday morning, with six Long Beach teams learning their playoff fate. The first round of the playoffs will be Thursday at 6 p.m., with the second round slated for Saturday at the same time, except for the top division. Division 1 Long Beach Poly […]

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Baseball: Poly’s 8-Spot in Fourth Fuels Win at Lakewood

Tyler Hendrickson

Opposing teams don’t usually appear to have much fun when visiting Spud O’Neil Baseball Field at Lakewood High. After all, there’s a reason the field’s namesake has over 900 career wins and counting. But despite a 2-0 first-inning deficit, Long Beach Poly (14-3, 4-0) never looked rattled, and even played some “Lakewood Baseball” to secure […]