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.
The Bruins made history last year when they claimed the CIF-SS championship under first-year head coach Barry O’Dea. Even better for Wilson fans, the team didn’t graduate any starters from that historic squad, and they’ve spent some of the last 10 months enjoying the fruits of their title–trying on the new championship rings and waving […]
Spud O’Neil (far right) and his Lakewood team after Tuesday’s historic win Coaching on the field that bears his name, Lakewood baseball coach Walter “Spud” O’Neil made California history on Tuesday afternoon, as his Lancers defeated El Dorado 4-3. The one-run thriller was good for O’Neil’s 900th victory, making him just the fourth high school […]
