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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Basketball: Compton Beats Long Beach Poly, Upends Moore League

Mike Guardabascio

The Compton boys’ basketball team beat Long Beach Poly last night in the Ron Palmer Pavilion, marking their first road victory over the Jackrabbits since 2008, when NBA All-Star DeMar DeRozan was on the roster. Compton led wire to wire and was the more intense, engaged and motivated team for the entire game, which they […]

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What Division Will Your Team Be In This Fall?

Mike Guardabascio

A few years ago, the CIF Southern Section drastically reshaped the way its playoffs were structured (and thus the way its championships are decided) with the introduction of the competitive equity format. For most team sports, divisions are no longer decided by enrollment size but rather by complex formulas designed to calculate how competitive a […]

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CIF Boys’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly Runs To Second Round Win

JJ Fiddler

Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball has been looking to build chemistry and rely on a new leader since McDonald’s All-American Peyton Watson opted out of the rest of this season, but the Jackrabbits found both on Friday night at Ron Palmer Pavilion. Poly junior, and Peyton’s brother, Christian Watson sparked a 22-4 run in the […]