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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Long Beach Poly’s boys’ basketball players and coaches read the reports that Millikan had clinched a share of the Moore League championship thanks to the Jackrabbits’ surprising losses to Compton and Lakewood last week. It was clear from their reaction after Thursday night’s league championship clash with the Rams that they took it personally. Poly […]