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 Long Beach Poly football team has announced its final schedule, which include a big change. The Jackrabbits had Narbonne on the schedule, but the Gauchos had an offer for an ESPN game. “They had a big opportunity with a nationally televised game and so we let them out of the contract,” said Poly boys’ […]
NUMBER THREE It had been a few years since the Long Beach Poly boys’ water polo team had claimed a CIF-SS championship–92 years, to be exact–but the Jackrabbits got it done under coach Ish Pluton with a 14-11 win over Crespi in the Division 4 championship. “This means so much to us, it means so […]
The big day is finally here. If someone is going to dethrone nine-time defending Moore League champion Long Beach Poly, it’s likely to be Compton. Thursday night, the Tarbabes host the Jackrabbits at 6:30 p.m. in a game that’s sure to be well-attended with an electric atmosphere. Compton fans have been expressing confidence in their […]