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.
Perhaps no team in the city was poised for a bigger 2020-21 season when the COVID-19 shutdown came than the Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team. The Jackrabbits feature elite talent across the board and have legitimate CIF-SS and CIF State championship hopes. The talented roster is headlined by McDonald’s All-American and UCLA signee Peyton […]
Mike Guardabascio The CIF Southern Section boys’ basketball brackets were released on Sunday afternoon, with five Long Beach teams making the postseason. St. Anthony, Jordan, Long Beach Poly, Lakewood, and Wilson will all compete in games starting on Wednesday, with the Moore League champion Panthers hosting the only home game in Long Beach that night. […]
On Monday, Cabrillo erased a deficit at home and Lakewood got its first Moore League win while Long Beach Poly and Jordan played to a draw. Cabrillo 2, Wilson 1 (VIDEO / PHOTOS) A pair of second-half goals from long passes out of the midfield lifted the Jaguars (7-6-1, 3-1-1) for this comeback victory. Cabrillo […]
