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.
Wilson and Millikan beating Lakewood for the first time since 2012 made for a memorable and historic Moore League regular season. Whether that and shifts in CIF Southern Section playoff equity translates into a successful postseason, something the local teams haven’t had in years, remains to be seen. All first-round games are scheduled for 3 […]
It’s been more than 15 years since Long Beach Poly softball defeated Lakewood, but the Jackrabbits made a little bit of history as they defeated the Lancers 9-3 Thursday afternoon at Lakewood High. “My girls have heart,” Poly coach Elizabeth Sanches said. “We’ve been struggling since we started league. We had the physical part, but […]
Lakewood softball had to wait 380 days to get true revenge against Wilson, but the Lancers served up the cold dish at Joe Rodgers on Tuesday during a 12-2 Moore League victory in five innings. Wilson snapped Lakewood’s 65-game league winning streak last season, and Lakewood coach Andy Miramontes said his team has been talking […]