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Author: 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.
CIF Basketball: Millikan Moving On To Semifinals
The Millikan Rams boys’ basketball team got a huge road win in the CIF Southern Section Division 3A quarterfinals on Friday night, knocking off Highland 62-52. The Rams will host Dana Hills Tuesday night in the semifinals. Millikan got 16 points in the quarterfinals from senior Kamaury Washington, backed up by 14 points from sophomore […]
Lakewood Lancers Baseball Preview
Longtime Lakewood baseball coach Spud O’Neil does not enjoy talking about himself. When asked about his place in the California record books, he’s audibly disgusted. “I don’t think about it, I don’t talk about it,” he said. “My wife and my friends like it, other people bring it up to me all the time, but […]
Millikan Rams Baseball Preview
It’s hard to imagine a team in Southern California more eager to get on the field this year than the Millikan Rams, who rebounded from a third-place finish in the Moore League last year to emphatically win the CIF Southern Section Division 3 championship. Making a special run even more unforgettable was winning the championship […]
Compton Tarbabes Baseball Preview
Anyone who’s held the job would say that it’s hard enough being the Compton baseball coach, but sixth-year coach Lorenzo Reddick is dealing with a new level of difficulty–his team is currently without a field to practice on as Compton High is being torn down and rebuilt, and the campus has temporarily been relocated to […]
CIF Basketball: Long Beach Poly Girls Lock Down Marlborough
Every single player on the Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team projects at the next level as a guard or a wing, and the Jackrabbits have been soldiering through this season without a true post player. That poses a pretty big challenge (pun intended) for a team that had to travel to Marlborough Wednesday evening […]
Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule: Girls’ Soccer, Basketball
The playoffs continue for three girls’ basketball and soccer teams today–we’ll have live updates and coverage from the games. Be sure to come back tonight for full coverage! Girls’ Soccer (Second round) Division 1: Millikan @ Los Al, 6 p.m. Division 2: Wilson @ Hart, 3 p.m. Girls’ Basketball (Second round) Division 1: Long Beach […]
CIF Basketball: Long Beach Poly Wins Thriller With Simi Valley
Anyone who’s watched basketball for more than a few years has seen it happen. A team is down late in the game, gets a shot up, misses, and has the rebound tipped out to a teammate in what seems like slow motion. That player scoops it up and drains a heartbreaking buzzer beater. “The Lakers […]
VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs Simi Valley, CIF Basketball
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LIVE UPDATES: St. Anthony vs Santa Margarita, Long Beach Poly vs Simi Valley, Millikan vs West Torrance
We’ll have live updates from the CIF-SS boys’ basketball games as St. Anthony hosts Santa Margarita, Long Beach Poly hosts Simi Valley, and Millikan hosts West Torrance in games tipping off at 7 p.m. Also, check back for full coverage later tonight! Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports Support The562.org