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.
With three minutes left in Tuesday night’s CIF State Division 1 SoCal quarterfinal game, Long Beach Poly got a layup from Malik Salahuddin to go up 61-56 on top-seeded St. John Bosco. Longtime Long Beach sportswriter and college basketball Hall of Famer Frank Burlison leaned over at the media table and said, “They need two […]
The St. Anthony Saints and Wilson Bruins are very similar this season. Both have young rosters, both stared the year on a losing streak, both had their game last week decided by the last play and they’re facing each other tonight at 7 at Wilson in the Battle For 7th Street rivalry game. READ MORE […]
The Long Beach Poly baseball team opened its Moore League season with a 12-0 win over Jordan. E.J. Andrews Jr. went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and three runs scored for the Jackrabbits. Here are some great action shots from our own Stephen Dachman.