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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Basketball Long Beach State

Long Beach State Women’s Basketball Extends Winning Streak

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Long Beach State women’s basketball survived a late scare and stayed undefeated in Big West Conference action by beating Cal State Fullerton 66-64 on Saturday at Walter Pyramid. LBSU (7-1, 6-0) sits atop the Big West standings and is off to its best start since the 2005-06 season. Fullerton (0-7, 0-4) bounced back from a […]

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Basketball Long Beach Poly Millikan

Basketball: Long Beach Poly Tops Millikan For 11th Straight Title

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach Poly’s boys’ basketball players and coaches read the reports that Millikan had clinched a share of the Moore League championship thanks to the Jackrabbits’ surprising losses to Compton and Lakewood last week. It was clear from their reaction after Thursday night’s league championship clash with the Rams that they took it personally. Poly […]

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Basketball Jordan

Girls’ Basketball Preview: Jordan Panthers

Mike Guardabascio

Photo by John Napalan/Art O’Neill It’s been a difficult stretch for the Jordan girls’ basketball team, which has won just two games in the last three seasons. Jordan is hoping for a brighter performance this season under coach Eric Peterson. The key player for the team this year will be Melody Reyes, who was a […]