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.
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High School Football Preview: St. Anthony at Marina

Tyler Hendrickson

There is no historic football rivalry between St. Anthony and Marina High School. The teams haven’t played since 2016–a 48-21 Saints win that year–and have only met twice since 2004. But when the teams square off tonight at 7 p.m. in Huntington Beach, there will be plenty of history on the opposing sidelines. St. Anthony […]

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ROUNDUP: Long Beach Football CIF Playoffs, Round One

JJ Fiddler

Long Beach football teams won three of their six CIF playoffs games on Friday night. Long Beach Poly 27, Orange Lutheran 24    STORY/VIDEO/PHOTOS Wilson 54, Fullerton 0    STORY/VIDEO/PHOTOS Lakewood 35, Brea Olinda 34    STORY St. Anthony 32, Newport Harbor 35    STORY/VIDEO/PHOTOS Compton 9, El Rancho 29 Avalon 22, RCEA 38  

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Football: Long Beach Poly Flattened By Punahou

Mike Guardabascio

Saturday night’s game between Long Beach Poly and Punahou was a meeting of two teams with a lot in common. Both represent storied traditions and an enormous group of loud, active, and involved alumni. That’s where the comparisons end, at least for now: the Buffanblu’s uniforms read “Sons of Oahu” across their chest, and on […]