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.
Opening day for the spring high school sports season was this past Saturday, and several local teams were in action. Baseball Millikan baseball fans got a pair of thrillers as coach Ron Keester’s Rams won two games against Bellflower, both by a score of 4-3. The Rams trailed 3-2 in both games before winning both […]
Long Beach Poly softball went to Ontario Christian on Tuesday for a CIF Southern Section Division 5 wild card game and came home with an 8-7 victory. The Jackrabbits (9-10) will visit Grace Brethren on Thursday for the first round. Poly’s Madison Demos went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs, Deja Williams went 2-for-4 […]
Timing is everything, and it’s been on senior Jaylin Cannon’s side. Last year, Cannon transferred from Cypress High to Wilson just in time to help the Bruins reach their first CIF Southern Section semifinal in eight years, and this season he’s changed positions to hopefully spark a second-half surge. “Sometimes when you bring in a […]