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.
History has its eyes on the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team, and the 49ers are staring right back, unblinking. Last weekend they overcame a big hurdle with a pair of wins over No. 4 UC Irvine, bringing the No. 1 Long Beach squad to a program-record 21-0. By contrast, every other team in the […]
There are five Major League Baseball players with ties to Long Beach who are getting ready for the unprecedented MLB Postseason to begin this week. Lakewood High alum Travis d’Arnaud has been the most pleasant surprise for local boys in the show this season. The Atlanta Braves catcher bounced back from injury with the Tampa […]
FROM LBSU REPORTS Long Beach State concluded competition at the Spring Track Classic at UC Riverside with seven Top 3 finishers in Saturday’s field events. Junior Bria Palmer was the lone event winner for the Beach, taking the top spot in the women’s high jump for the third time in as many tries this season. […]