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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It’s been a difficult year for all teams, but perhaps none more so than Compton. Tony Thomas’ Tarbabes program saw the shooting deaths of three future, current, or former members of the team during the pandemic. “It was a tough year, tough year for everybody,” said Thomas. His program is preparing to embark on what […]
Wilson and Millikan had their Moore League boys’ soccer game cancelled on Wednesday due to COVID-19 tests while Long Beach Poly and Jordan picked up wins. The Jackrabbits beat Lakewood 3-0 thanks to goals from Antony Urrutia, Roberto Bermudez, Jonathan Flores and a shutout from Amir Diaz Espinoza. The Panthers beat Compton 7-0 as Luis […]