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: Eight Millikan Transfers Denied Eligibility by CIF-SS For Two Years

Mike Guardabascio

The CIF Southern Section has declared eight Millikan football transfers to be ineligible, part of increased enforcement by the CIF-SS of its transfer rules in the 2025 season. All eight of the players are now listed in the CIF-SS’ public transfer portal as “Denied,” and have been stripped of eligibility to play not just at […]

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PODCAST: What Up, Long Beach?! Locals In The Pros

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This week we’re talking talking about Long Beach athletes making headlines in Major League Baseball and the National Football League. 00:00 Why are there fewer high school officials? 04:15 Long Beach representation in Major League Baseball 12:00 Long Beach representation in National Football League 15:25 Long Beach State soccer and volleyball update 19:45 Should athletes […]

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Column: Creativity Will Create Chances In 2021

JJ Fiddler

While we happily put 2020 in our collective rear view mirror, I hope the high school sports community uses the harsh lessons learned over the past year to get creative in the new one. Like most of you, I miss the normal sports schedule, but I think it’s counterproductive to hold out hope for any […]