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.
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Less than 48 hours after winning one of the biggest upsets in Moore League softball history, the Wilson battery of pitcher Joey Vega and catcher Natalya Rodriguez led the Bruins to a 5-2 win over Millikan on Thursday at Joe Rodgers. Wilson (9-10, 5-0) is in first place after the first round of league play, […]