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.
Seniors Julia Lombardi and Jessica Flores led Long Beach State softball to a 9-1 win over Monmouth 9-1 (5 innings) to close out its eight-game homestand with five wins. Senior Jessica Flores allowed three hits over five innings while striking out four and earning her fourth win in the circle. Lombardi had a home run […]
From December 8th to February 7th, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team did not win a single game, dropping 12 straight and sinking to the basement of the Big West standings. A road win against CSU Northridge on February 8th proved to the team they could play with anyone in the conference, and they […]
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