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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Wilson alum Joel Bitonio continues to make history, as he was just named to his seventh consecutive NFL Pro Bowl. Long Beach has produced more than 100 NFL players, but none have more Pro Bowl appearances than Bitonio.  The interior offensive lineman was a star at Wilson in football as well as basketball, and went […]

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St. Anthony is desperately seeking a win on the road tonight at St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy in Downey. The Saints (1-3) have battled some tough local opponents and St. Pius might be their best chance at another nonleague win. St. Pius (2-0) is a small program in its third year of existence with only […]

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