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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Boys’ Basketball: St. Anthony Pulls Away Late At Wilson

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CIF-SS Baseball Brackets Released

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The CIF-SS released its baseball brackets on Sunday morning, revealing who Long Beach’s four playoff baseball teams would be playing next week. Moore League champions Long Beach Poly and Santa Fe League champions St. Anthony each earned their home games in the first round by winning league titles, and Lakewood will also be at home […]