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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COLUMN: Real Season Starts Now For Long Beach Poly Football

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach Poly won’t play a football game this Friday–the Jackrabbits have a bye and are waiting for Sunday morning, when the CIF Southern Section football playoff brackets will be released. For Poly and it’s notoriously win-hungry fans, Sunday morning starts the only season that matters anyway. Yes, the Jackrabbits easily beat Lakewood last week […]

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VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. Mater Dei, CIF Girls’ Volleyball

Mike Guardabascio

We’ve got highlights from the Long Beach Poly vs. Mater Dei girls’ volleyball match. CIF Volleyball: Long Beach Poly vs. Mater Dei We’ve got highlights from the Monarchs’ win in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinals.

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Obituary: Community Mourning Loss of Keith “Slice” Thompson

Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach community is mourning the loss of a beloved mentor and longtime Long Beach Poly football assistant Keith “Slice” Thompson, who passed away last week after a battle with cancer. “He was a real community guy who did everything he could to give back and uplift the kids here,” said Poly boys’ athletic […]