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: Long Beach Poly’s Rachel Perry Is Making Noise

Julian A. Lopez

It’s hard not to have an extra pep in your step after talking to Long Beach Poly senior soccer player Rachel Perry. She’s energetic, kind, and “encourages”  her teammates to be “motivated”. “She’s the heartbeat of the team,” coach Anthony Perez said. “She has the work ethic you want and makes the best of a […]

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Long Beach State Athletics Weekly Update

JJ Fiddler

The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team made history last weekend, and they did so in front of more than 3,000 fans. The team’s sweep of No. 4 UCLA was the 33rd consecutive home victory, which sets a new school record — the team hasn’t lost in the Pyramid since March 26, 2016. Long Beach […]

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Ricky Tiedemann Headlines Long Beach’s 2021 MLB Draft Class

Tyler Hendrickson

The 2021 Major League Baseball Draft wrapped up on Tuesday, with seven Long Beach area ballplayers hearing their names called during the 20-round affair. Last season’s draft was condensed to just five rounds, leaving an even larger crop of talent in this year’s player pool. One of the most notable hold-overs from last year’s shortened […]