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.
Millikan freshman Jackson Cryst was washing blood off his uniform at halftime of the CIF State Division IV boys’ basketball regional quarterfinals on Thursday night, and he didn’t mind. “I had to think that the pain of the game is temporary but winning lasts forever,” Cryst said. “It’s about sacrificing your body and playing as […]
Opening Day for the 2025 Major League Baseball (MLB) season is Thursday, so it’s time to check in with Long Beach’s big league representatives as they turn the page from Spring Training to the regular season. A new star emerged last season in Boston, where former Long Beach State Dirtbag, Jarren Duran, not only made […]
This was the first year that Wilson junior Rachel Glenn tried her hand in the hurdles, and it ended in gold as Glenn won the 300 hurdles in 41.71. It was a fitting end for Glenn, who initially wanted nothing to do with the event. “I had to trick her into it,” said Wilson assistant […]
