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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.
Football: Long Beach Poly Finishes Undefeated Season With Win Over Millikan
It hasn’t been a perfect year for anyone, but it was a perfect season on the field for the Long Beach Poly football team. The Jackrabbits wrapped up an undefeated Spring COVID-19 season with a 4-0 record on Friday night, defeating Millikan 48-0 to assert Poly’s Long Beach supremacy. “With all the things that have […]
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Basketball: Long Beach Poly Tops Compton In Opener
Neither Long Beach Poly nor Compton’s boys’ basketball teams had played a competitive game together in more than a year, and it showed on the floor in the first half of both teams’ season opener. The Jackrabbits were able to shake off the rust and defeat their longtime Moore League rivals, 62-36. “The first half […]
Long Beach Girls’ Basketball Preview
Last year was a highwater mark for Long Beach girls’ basketball, with Poly, Millikan, and Wilson all notching 25 wins or more. The Jackrabbits once again holding onto the Moore League title, but the Rams and Bruins both had great seasons, including Wilson winning its first CIF-SS title in the sport in 20 years. This […]
Long Beach Poly Girls’ Basketball Preview
The Jackrabbits are coming off their 14th consecutive Moore League championship, but Poly is putting a different kind of roster on the floor than they have in a few decades. The Jackrabbits have only four players returning who had significant varsity experience last year, and will rely on young or inexperienced players to fill in […]
Millikan Girls’ Basketball Preview
Fresh off a 26-4 overall season and a second-place finish in the league, Millikan coach Lorene Morgan said her team was elated to find out they could have a season this year. “We are all excited to get some games in finally and get back in the gym,” she said. “The team even seems excited […]
Wilson Girls’ Basketball Preview
Wilson coach Erin Carey was doing everything she could with her team during the shutdown–daily workouts outside, running, and other drills outside of the gym. Once she stepped back in the gym in preparation for the season, she was reminded of the difference. “There’s something different about being in the gym, so we’re working really […]
Long Beach Boys’ Basketball Preview
No sport was caught more off guard by this Spring’s “Green light” from the state authorities than basketball. Most coaches expressed pessimism about a potential season in the weeks leading up to that surprise change in policy–that means that basketball practice around the city were among the most joyous places in the last few weeks, […]