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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With a win over archrival Wilson in the regular season finale, Long Beach Poly ended last season tied atop the Moore League girls’ soccer standings. The Jackrabbits finished with the same league record as Millikan, who have won the league championship for the last three years running.  If you ask this current group of Poly […]

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Wrestling Preview: Millikan Rams

JJ Fiddler

The story of the 2019-20 Moore League wrestling season will likely be written by Millikan once again. The Rams have a stacked lineup and are looking for its ninth consecutive team titles with returning champions on both the boys’ and girls’ sides. “I’m optimistic about this year’s team,” Millikan 29-year coach Marshall Thomson said. “I […]

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Long Beach Poly’s Alex Austin Commits To Oregon State

Mike Guardabascio

July has been a busy month on the recruiting front for Long Beach footballers, as Long Beach Poly’s Alex Austin and Millikan’s Malik Bradford both committed to Pac-12 universities. Alex Austin Austin, the son of Long Beach City Councilman Al Austin, is entering his senior year and has emerged as a major recruit this spring […]