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 State Volleyball

Volleyball: Long Beach State Flexes Muscles In Win Over Erskine

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Long Beach State flexed their muscles in an impressive sweep over Erskine on Monday night to remain undefeated at 2-0. The Beach hit .508 en route to a 25-13, 25-15, 25-11 victory.  “We got to flex a little bit of our depth, which was good,” said Beach coach Alan Knipe after the match. “Hit .508, […]

Water Polo
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Long Beach Girls’ Water Polo Preview

Mike Guardabascio

Last year was the best girls’ water polo season in Long Beach history–can 2018-19 top it? Last season Wilson won the first CIF-SS championship in the sport in city history, while Long Beach Poly brought home a silver CIF-SS plaque. This year looks to feature more big games and memorable moments–the Moore League schedule begins […]

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St. Anthony Volleyball

CIF Volleyball: St. Anthony Falls To Valley Christian

Mike Guardabascio

In front of a jam-packed gym that resembled a championship match, the St. Anthony girls found themselves against the ropes against Valley Christian early on during their CIF Division 4 quarterfinal contest. The Defenders jumped to a fast lead and didn’t look back as they took the 25-13 win in the first set. “Valley Christian […]