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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Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for the sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Sone Aupiu, St. Anthony Football St. Anthony stud sophomore running back Sone Aupiu was a big part of the Saints’ critical league win over La Salle last week. Aupiu rushed 19 times for 157 yards and two […]

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A pair of Long Beach State Hall of Famers are still winning championships nearly four decades after suiting up for the Beach. Margaret Mohr and Kirsten Cummings, both women’s basketball players at LBSU in the 1980s, were part of a national championship in Des Moines last week at the National Senior Games’ 2025 championships. Competing […]

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