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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FEATURE: Lakewood’s Julia Crawford Has Made Her Own Name

Mike Guardabascio

Julia Crawford wanted nothing more than to make a name for herself. The Lakewood outside hitter and Fullerton commit grew up on the baseball and softball diamonds of Long Beach, watching her older brother JP and older sister Eliza play–and excel. When she was entering high school she almost wanted to break with family tradition […]

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CIF Volleyball: Wilson Sweeps Past Citrus Valley Into Quarterfinals

Mike Guardabascio

STORY BY MATT SIMON Heading into Wilson’s second round match against Citrus Valley junior Risa Sena and the Bruins were confident that they could outplay the Blackhawks. Sena proved that has she led Wilson with 12 kills as the Bruins swept Citrus Valley 25-18, 25-21, 27-25 on Saturday night. “I think we really came into […]

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Girls’ Volleyball: Wilson Tops Millikan In Four Sets

Mike Guardabascio

The Wilson girls’ volleyball team lost to Millikan last year, the first time that had happened in a decade–and it was obvious that it didn’t sit well with the Bruins. Tuesday afternoon’s match between the Bruins and Rams was ostensibly to decide who’d be sitting in third place after the first round of league play, […]