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MASSIVE LONG BEACH FOOTBALL PREVIEW

Mike GuardabascioComments Off on MASSIVE LONG BEACH FOOTBALL PREVIEW

Football season is back! It’s guaranteed to be a special season in the city. Fans will see a hungry Moore League looking to bounce back from failing to win a single playoff game for the first time in 50 years, a brand new Hub City League offering new competitive opportunities, and the last couple of games played at Veterans Memorial Stadium, the cathedral of Long Beach football.

We’ve got projected starters, full schedules, and all the info you need on the Long Beach football teams.

Cover photo by Rasheed Riveroll Castillo

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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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