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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Jordan football star Damian Henderson got the news he’s been waiting on his entire life last week—the junior running back received his first scholarship offer from the University of Arizona, an offer that was quickly followed by another, from Colorado State. “I didn’t know what to do, I was just so surprised and so happy, […]