Author: Mike Guardabascio
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.
Football: St. Anthony Snaps Losing Streak With Agoura Win
St. Anthony hit the road on Friday badly in need of a win to snap a four-game losing skid, and that’s exactly what the Saints got in Agoura. The team’s first road victory of the season came thanks to a 35-14 win over Agoura. Sone Aupiu put the Saints up 7-0 early, a lead they […]
LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach High School Football Games
We’ll have live updates from Long Beach Poly vs. Millikan, Lakewood vs. Jordan, Wilson vs. Cabrillo, and St. Anthony at Agoura. Click here for our previews. Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports
High School Football Preview: Long Beach Poly @ Millikan
Tonight, an offseason worth of chest beating will be settled on the field as Millikan hosts Long Beach Poly in a game that both football teams are very confident about. The Rams spent the offseason saying they were going to run Long Beach this year, and haven’t been shy about making predictions social media. The […]
High School Football Preview: St. Anthony @ Agoura
St. Anthony hits the road tonight to Agoura, desperately looking to turn around a season that’s seen them lose four consecutive games to slide to 1-4. The Saints are fresh off a disappointing loss at St. Pius X, where head coach Mario Morales was frustrated with his team’s five turnovers as well as a raft […]
VIDEO: Long Beach State vs. BYU Soccer
VIDEO BY MATT SIMON NCAA Soccer: Long Beach State vs BYU We’ve got a look at some of Long Beach’s scoring chances in a 3-0 loss to BYU
Long Beach State Soccer Blanked By No. 5 BYU
STORY BY MATT SIMON In their last tune-up before Big West play, the Long Beach State women’s soccer team went blow-to-blow with No. 5 BYU in the first half of their contest Thursday night at George Allen Field. But in the second half the Cougars (9-0) broke through the 49ers’ defense to take a 3-0 […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs. BYU Soccer
We’ve got photos of the game from photographer Stephen Dachman.
COLUMN: Special Weekend For Billie Jean King, Long Beach
Fifty eight years ago, Billie Jean King asked the citizens of Long Beach to send her to the world. She raised $2,000 from the Long Beach Century Club, the Long Beach Tennis Patrons, and the residents of the city to send her to Wimbledon, where she skyrocketed to international fame at the age of 17 […]
Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Sweeps Lakewood, Forces First-Place Tie
At the midway point of the Moore League girls’ volleyball season, things are all evened up. Long Beach Poly swept Lakewood Tuesday afternoon to force a first-place tie between the Jackrabbits and Lancers, with Millikan and Wilson just one game back. Poly was dominant in a road sweep of the Lancers, winning 25-21, 25-10, 25-15. […]