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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Basketball St. Anthony

CIF State Basketball: St. Anthony Falls at Notre Dame

Dante Williams

A hard fought season came to a close for St Anthony as they dropped the second round of state playoffs 66-60 to Sherman Oaks Notre Dame. “It was hard. We had 32 minutes, but we probably executed for 21 of them,” said Saints head coach Alan Mitchell. “It came down some possessions and misreads on […]

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Football Long Beach Poly Wilson

Scouting Report: Wilson QB/Receivers vs. Long Beach Poly Secondary

Mike Guardabascio & JJ Fiddler

The Wilson passing attack can do a little bit of everything, and they’re hoping that’s the secret to success against a hungry Poly secondary. Quarterback Ryan Pettway has developed into a very efficient passer in his third year behind center. The senior has thrown for 1,358 yards and 19 touchdowns while completing 73 percent of […]

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Long Beach Poly Softball

CIF Softball: Long Beach Poly Falls to No. 2 Rosary

Matt Simon

Taking on No. 2-seed Rosary Academy the Long Beach Poly softball team wasn’t able to string enough hits together as the Jackrabbits fell to the Royals 6-1 in the second round of the CIF Division 4 playoffs on Saturday afternoon.  “Rosary is a phenomenal program,” Long Beach Poly coach Elizabeth Sanches said. “We knew this […]