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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Refresh the page to see the latest scores and video updates! We’ll have live updates from tonight’s high school football openers between Lakewood and Orange Vista, Cabrillo and Hawkins, Compton and Dymally, and St. Anthony and San Pedro, all starting at 7 p.m. Click here for our previews of tonight’s games. Click here if you […]

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As the celebration raged on around them, Long Beach Poly’s offensive linemen stood with their hands on their knees, soaking it in. There was confetti in the air, fans on the field, and an ice bucket that had been dumped on Poly coach Stephen Barbee laying on the ground nearby. And there were crimson splotches […]