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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Long Beach Poly to Rename Track After Legendary Coach Don Norford

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Photo by Stephen Carr Long Beach Poly and the Long Beach Unified School District are renaming the school’s track for the most successful high school coach in United States history. Poly will officially rename the school’s track and field facility as the Don Norford […]