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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PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs. Pepperdine NCAA Volleyball

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We’ve got some great shots of Long Beach State’s Final Four win over Pepperdine thanks to photographer Stephen Dachman.

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Avalon Lancers Football Season Preview

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Last season is one Avalon football wants to forget. After going a combined 30-2 over three consecutive seasons, and winning a CIF 8-man State Championship, the Lancers were 2-6 last year while missing the postseason for the first time since since 2010. More than half of the players on the Avalon roster are seniors, but […]

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Long Beach Poly Wins First Moore League Beach Volleyball Title

Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach Poly beach volleyball team claimed the first Moore League championship in the sport thanks to a one-loss run through the four-team league this season. The Jackrabbits dropped two matches but were atop the league at 10-2 in the best-of-five format, which featured much of the league’s young indoor talent. First-year coach Meaghan […]