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 Poly

FEATURE: Defense First For Long Beach Poly Girls Hoops

Mike Guardabascio

It’s the end of practice before Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball’s biggest week of the Moore League season, with games looming against Lakewood, Wilson, and Millikan. The Jackrabbits haven’t lost a league game in 12 years, and longtime head coach Carl Buggs is determined to keep it that way. He calls his team together, with […]

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All City Long Beach Poly Soccer

Two Long Beach Girls’ Soccer Players Named All-CIF

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach Poly sisters Allanah and Aniah Cutler were both named to the All-CIF girls’ soccer list, as released by the CIF Southern Section on Monday afternoon. Here’s a look at all the honorees: 2018-19 GIRLS ALL CIF SOCCER

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Football Long Beach Poly

Football: Long Beach Poly Flattened By Corona Centennial

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach Poly football coach Stephen Barbee put together a tough nonleague schedule for his team, and it came to an end Friday against a superior Corona Centennial team that outclassed the Jackrabbits in all phases of the game. The Huskies easily defeated Poly, 57-13. “They’re a great team,” said Barbee. “Hats off to them.” […]