Mike Guardabascio
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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CIF Basketball: Long Beach Poly Falls To Los Altos In Semifinals

Mike Guardabascio

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to host a CIF Southern Section championship in the Ron Palmer Pavilion slipped through Long Beach Poly’s fingers on Friday evening, as the Jackrabbits’ boys’ basketball team fell on the road at Los Altos. Defensive miscues and a slow-starting offense doomed Poly’s bid for history in a 58-56 defeat. Poly scored just […]

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LIVE UPDATES: Millikan vs Citrus Hills CIF Soccer, Lakewood vs Victor Valley, Wilson vs Pacifica

Mike Guardabascio

Refresh the page to see the latest updates! Three Long Beach boys’ soccer teams are in action today, all at home. Millikan and Wilson start at 5pm while Lakewood will be at 3pm. CLICK HERE if you can’t see the updates–please note that Twitter’s recent API changes may delay updates in this feed. Click the […]

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Long Beach Poly Football, Dodgers Honor Capt. David Rosa

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach Poly’s football home opener on Friday night carried some extra significance. The team honored the memory of fallen Long Beach Fire Department captain David Rosa with the addition of memorial stickers on their helmets. Rosa was killed while on the job in June, and served in Long Beach Fire Station No. 10, which […]