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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Ten Stories We’re Excited For In 2019

Mike Guardabascio & JJ Fiddler

As 2019 dawns, we had fun reflecting on some of our favorite stories from the 2018. But we’re also drawing up our calendar for 2019 and 10 stories we’re most excited for. Winter Moore League Girls’ Water Polo Long Beach girls’ water polo is at a crossroads after the top two teams, Wilson and Poly, […]

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CIF Playoff Pairings For Long Beach Boys’ Soccer

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Five Long Beach high school boys’ soccer teams start the CIF Southern Section playoffs on Wednesday. DIVISION 1 Millikan and Cabrillo are both in the top flight this year. The Rams will host Downey at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Wednesday night in the first round, while the Jaguars travel to JSerra. DIVISION 2 Moore League […]

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CIF Girls’ Basketball: St. Anthony Cruises To Semifinal Victory At Home

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It would be a massive understatement to say that St. Anthony was dominant in its CIF Southern Section Division 2AA girls’ basketball semifinal at home on Saturday night. The Saints defense didn’t allow visiting Keppel a field goal in the first 5:30 of the game on its way to a 66-39 victory that sends St. […]