An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards 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.
Long Beach seventh grader Medina Miranda made the Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee last weekend, ultimately being eliminated for misspelling “orans” to finish in a tie for 21st. Miranda will receive $2,000 for reaching the Finals—she reached that round as one of 41 finalists after advancing from a field of more than 500 […]
The Franklin boys’ soccer team flexed their experience on Tuesday as they defeated Lindbergh 7-1 on their way to capture the LBUSD boys’ soccer Division 3 title at Long Beach City College. Andres Rocha was a star for the Wildcats, as he scored four goals in the first half to put the game out of […]