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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Football: St. Anthony Wins Overtime Thriller Against St. Pius

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The St. Anthony football team knew if they wanted to win the Del Rey League, they’d have to beat St. Pius x St. Matthias and after not being able to play them last season, Friday night was a game that they had circled on their schedule. The Saints proved to be up for the challenge […]

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Long Beach High School Girls’ Volleyball Preview

Mike Guardabascio & JJ Fiddler

The Lakewood and Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball rivalry has been the best in the Moore League for the last several years, with one of the two teams winning every league title since 2012 and sharing it twice, including last season. This year both teams are boasting impressive freshmen that will bring new life and […]

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Long Beach Schools, Sports Officially Closed Until Summer

Mike Guardabascio

The final domino left standing in the 2019-20 school year and sports season fell last week, with the Long Beach Unified School District’s announcement that campuses would remain closed through June 11, and the subsequent announcement that the CIF State office was canceling the remainder of the high school sports schedule. “I’m making an announcement […]