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.
The Lakewood Lancers are back at John Ford Stadium tonight looking for their first win of the season against Pomona. Kickoff is scheduled for 7. Pomona (1-1) has played in a pair of shutouts this season. The Red Devils lost to Sonora 23-0 before beating Los Angeles Jordan 50-0. Lakewood (0-2) has already played perennial […]
The stage was perfectly set for the CIF Southern Section Division 4 boys’ wrestling championship match on Saturday at Millikan High. Top-seeded South Torrance came to Long Beach with its senior-heavy team to take on the underdog Rams in front of a knowledgeable and loud crowd. The Spartans took an early lead, and although Millikan […]
It’s been a long road for Dennis Brown. It began in Long Beach, where he starred on the gridiron for Jordan High; it wound through the San Francisco and the NFL’s Super Bowl, where he took home a ring with the 49ers; it took him to rock bottom in Seattle, where he struggled with alcoholism; […]
