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 Notebook: Dirtbags Off To Worst Start Ever

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The Long Beach State Dirtbags are off to their worst start in program history. LBSU (0-7) has lost its first seven games for the first time ever after getting swept by Nevada last weekend at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. The previous worst start was 0-6 in 1954, the first season of the program, and […]

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Long Beach Football Preview

Mike Guardabascio & JJ Fiddler

Photo by William Johnson; Roger McMillan (Cabrillo), Jonathan Fernandez (Compton), Jaylon Morgan (Jordan), Raymond Masoe (Lakewood), Qeanu Campbell-Caldwell (Millikan), Chubba Maae (Long Beach Poly), Ryan Pettway (Wilson), DeVante’ Pollard (St. Anthony), and Zion Bowens (LBCC). The sun is setting earlier, the air is cooling (a little), and everyone’s record is 0-0. That can only mean […]

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Today’s Long Beach CIF-SS Playoff Schedule: Football, Tennis

Mike Guardabascio

Friday is a big day for Long Beach high schools, as football playoffs kick off and girls’ tennis playoffs continue. Click here for our previews of the football games. Football (First Round,  games 7:30 p.m. unless noted) Division 4: Long Beach Poly vs. Trabuco Hills (Veterans Memorial Stadium, 7 p.m.) Division 6: Millikan @ Camarillo […]