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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Long Beach’s ‘Special Six’ Open CIF-SS Volleyball Playoffs

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The CIF Southern Section girls’ volleyball playoffs begin on Thursday, and the city of Long Beach is sending its best-ever crop of six teams to try and win a championship. Long Beach Poly, Lakewood, Wilson, Millikan, St. Anthony, and Avalon will compete in five divisions to try and win the city’s first CIF-SS title since […]