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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PREVIEW: Long Beach Poly Girls’ Water Polo

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The Jackrabbits are eager to prove that last year’s Moore League championship and CIF-SS championship runner-up weren’t flukes, and that they’re a program that’s here to stay. Poly (4-6) is led by first-year head coach Brandon D’Sa, a 25 year old who’s a part of a Wilson aquatics legacy (his brother, Zach, just won an […]

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VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. St. Joseph Volleyball

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We’ve got highlights of the Jackrabbits’ five-set thriller over St. Joseph at the Steve Lewis Volleyfest. High School Volleyball: Long Beach Poly vs. St. Joseph We’ve got highlights from the Jackrabbits’ five-set thriller over the Jesters at the Steve Lewis Volleyfest. Visit the562.org and click SUBSCRIBE to support Long Beach volleyball coverage.

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FEATURE: Long Beach Poly’s Christian Watson Steps Into His Own Legacy

Mike Guardabascio

Christian Watson has heard it over and over the last few years: “Peyton Watson’s little brother.” On the road in the Division 2AA quarterfinals and semifinals, the Long Beach Poly senior guard heard it from opposing student sections, jabs about his older brother being a McDonald’s All-American, and a bigger recruit than Christian. For Christian […]