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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St. Anthony Eliminated From State In Double Overtime

Mike Guardabascio

St. Anthony’s promising CIF State Division 3 run was cut short in double overtime by Knight, 87-83. The Saints were led by junior Frank Staine’s 16 points. Frank Staine💨 on X (formerly Twitter): “Idk what to say….. we fought till the end. I wouldn’t trade those guys for anyone in the world and I wouldn’t […]

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Football: St. Anthony On Winning Streak After Defeating Marina

Mike Guardabascio

St. Anthony picked up its third consecutive win on Friday night at Marina, as the Saints beat beat the Vikings 43-27. Running back Sone Aupiu scored four touchdowns and piled up 260 rushing yards for St. Anthony in the win. It was the first time St. Anthony head coach Raul Lara and Marina head coach […]

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CIF Boys’ Basketball Playoff Brackets Released

Mike Guardabascio

The CIF Southern Section boys’ basketball playoffs begin this week, and brackets were released on Sunday afternoon. Here’s where the local teams will be playing–come back tonight for analysis. CIF Boys’ Basketball Playoffs Division 1: Long Beach Poly BYE (plays 2/12) D1: St. Anthony vs. Alemany (Fri) D2A: Compton vs. Lynwood (Fri) D2A: Wilson @ […]