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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All-City Multisport Athletes of the Year: Ryan Pettway, Aniah Cutler

Mike Guardabascio

The multi-sport athlete gets rarer and rarer every year as parents opt to lock their kids into one sport at younger ages, often paying enormous fees for club programs that operate year-round. In Long Beach, there are still athletes who can dominate in different sports, and we’re pleased to honor the two who turned our […]

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LB In NFL: Long Beach Poly Alum Jurrell Casey Named To Pro Bowl; JuJu Smith-Schuster Snubbed

Mike Guardabascio

The NFL’s announcement of this year’s Pro Bowl team was an historic affair for Long Beach Poly alum Jurrell Casey. The Titans’ defensive tackle was named to his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl, becoming the first Titans player in history to make four Pro Bowls. Casey made history in Long Beach as well, becoming just the […]

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Girls’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly Wraps Up 16th Straight Moore League Title

Mike Guardabascio

There was no confetti or celebratory pictures when the Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team finished its regular season last week with an impressive road win over Lakewood, 60-37. That completed another gauntlet week for the Jackrabbits that saw them beat Cabrillo (77-25), Lakewood again (73-37), Redondo Union (46-44), and Millikan (58-40). The Jackrabbits didn’t […]