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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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Mike Guardabascio

Congratulations to all our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Jaylon Morgan, Jordan Football Jordan was hoping for a good start to the season and they got it thanks in large part to senior Jaylon Morgan, who led the Panthers’ offense with three touchdowns in a […]

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COLUMN: Cabrillo, Jordan Baseball Making Things Interesting

Mike Guardabascio

There have been plenty of Moore League baseball seasons where half the schedule was skippable–this year is not one of those years. Thanks to excellent, dedicated coaching from Cabrillo’s Pedro Torres and Jordan’s Bryan Whitfield, the Jaguars and Panthers have been pushing the best teams in the Moore League this season. Last week in a […]

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Girls’ Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Wins Five Set Classic With Lakewood

Mike Guardabascio

The match has been circled on calendars all over town since the Moore League girls’ volleyball schedule dropped: Long Beach Poly and Lakewood. The two best programs in the league went toe to toe on Wednesday afternoon in the Ron Palmer Pavilion at Poly, with the Jackrabbits prevailing in a five-set classic, 25-20, 25-27, 25-21, […]