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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Boys’ Volleyball: St. Anthony Still Undefeated in League

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The Saints (19-3, 6-0) remain untouchable in the Camino Real League and remained in first place after a sweep of St. Genevieve, 25-11, 25-22, 25-15. The Saints have only dropped one set in league all year and are now ranked No. 1 in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 rankings. Long Beach State commit Aidan […]

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Basketball St. Anthony

2024 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 4: St. Anthony Boys’ And Girls’ Basketball Win Back-To-Back CIF-SS Championships

Eli Aquino

If you wanted to see championship basketball in 2024, St. Anthony was the place to be. The Saints’ girls’ and boys’ basketball programs simultaneously conducted their own historic playoff runs that ended in a double-header of championship wins at Azusa Pacific University on February 23, 2024. The pair’s CIF-SS championship wins both came in Division […]

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Football Jordan

CIF Football Preview: Jordan vs. Rim Of The World

JJ Fiddler

It could be a very special night at Jordan where the Panthers are hosting the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 11 playoffs against Rim of the World. After earning an at-large berth to get into the playoffs, luck of the draw made Jordan (5-5, 3-3) the No. 4 seed in Division 11, […]