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.
One of the most important relationships in high school basketball is between the head coach and his point guard. The best ones can communicate without speaking and lead the team with consistency. That’s what Wilson has this year with sixth-year coach James Boykin and senior point guard Nico Colchico. “I’ve had him getting minutes at […]
This is the eighth year of the revived All-City Awards, which resurrect a decades-long tradition of honoring the city’s best high school athletes. Last week we looked at the top athletes in each sport, and in this week’s issue we present other awards including Game of the Year and Coach of the Year. The centerpiece […]