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.
Going back to the spring football season earlier this year, the Millikan Rams (3-4, 2-1) have had October 1 circled on their calendars. The mission was to defeat Lakewood (2-4, 2-1) and reclaim the Hamilton Trophy that symbolizes the longtime rivalry between the schools. The Rams accomplished that goal on Friday night at DeHaven Stadium […]
This article is Hidden History, an occasional series examining teams or players lost in time in Long Beach. A number of professional basketball teams have given it a go in Long Beach, but perhaps none with a story as interesting as the Long Beach Chiefs, whose brief stay here in the 1962-63 season produced some […]
Sports, at its very core, is about getting knocked down and getting back up again. But I might have a new standard for a resilient comeback thanks to a group of soccer players on the Westside. If a Disney princess is the patron saint of underdogs, then Cabrillo boys’ soccer carries the banner for bounce-back […]
