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.
Boys’ Basketball Bishop Montgomery 65, St. Anthony 50 >> There was plenty of hype around the Saints’ big Del Rel League game against Bishop Montgomery, and the Jack Errion Gymnasium was jumping with a near-sellout crowd. In the end, the Saints didn’t have the depth to finish the game after trailing by just six points […]
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FROM LBSU REPORTS The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the cross country programs that earned All-Academic Team distinction in 2017, and once again the Long Beach State women’s team secured a spot on the list. That makes 21 years in a row that LBSU’s women’s cross country team […]