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 State Retires Glenn McDonald’s Jersey

Mike Guardabascio

Long Beach State men’s basketball great Glenn McDonald received the ultimate honor at Saturday’s men’s basketball Homecoming game, as the university retired his No. 20 jersey. After being introduced by university president Jane Close Conoley and athletic director Andy Fee, McDonald gave a brief speech and was presented with a framed jersey before the lights […]

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VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. Millikan, Girls’ Soccer

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High School Soccer: Long Beach Poly vs. Millikan Visit The562.org for more Long Beach sports coverage: https://stage.the562.org/2019/01/09/girls-soccer-roundup-millikan-takes-top-spot-in-moore-league/

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COLUMN: Future Bright For Long Beach Baseball

Mike Guardabascio

For most of the last century, high school baseball teams who learned they were taking on a Long Beach opponent in the playoffs were scared–or at least not very happy about it. From 1914 through 2008, a Moore League baseball team appeared in the CIF Southern Section’s highest division baseball championship game 38 times out […]