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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When Long Beach Poly football coach Stephen Barbee put together his team’s challenging nonleague schedule (with two games against top ten teams in the state, and another against a top 30 team), he did so hoping to find out a lot about his young team. At the end of that nonleague schedule, the Jackrabbits have […]
Moore League girls’ golf has been dominated by Wilson over the last decade thanks to great players and quality coaching from Jeff Evans. He’s stepped down after 13 years at the helm, and with Millikan breathing down the Bruins’ necks, the league could look a little different this season. WILSON Kurt Holmes, who has served […]
