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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CIF Baseball: Long Beach Poly Stuns Fullerton

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Long Beach Poly entered Friday afternoon’s CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoff game as the decided underdog, with a 15-16 overall record, a fourth place finish in the Moore League, and the dubious history of not having advanced to the second round of the postseason since 2006. Their opponent, Fullerton, was the Freeway League champion […]

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Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits Baseball Preview

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It’s not often that a two-time defending league champion finds itself laying in the weeds as an underdog, but that’s exactly where Long Beach Poly finds itself–and it’s right where sixth-year head coach Brent Lavoie wants them to be. “We kind of like that,” said Lavoie with a grin. “We’re really excited about the opportunity. […]

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Playoff Preview: Long Beach Poly Football

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One question was ripping around Long Beach social media after Sunday morning’s release of this year’s CIF Southern Section playoff brackets: “Division 4?!”  That is indeed where longtime power Long Beach Poly is seeded, as the No. 1 team in Division 4. The Jackrabbits will host Trabuco Hills this Friday at Veterans Memorial Stadium at […]