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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After a setback against Los Alamitos last week, Long Beach Poly proved they were ready for primetime on Friday night against Serra, putting up a good fight before falling a few plays short in a 29-25 loss. The game, which was televised on Fox Sports, saw Poly build a 19-0 lead to start the game, […]

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COLUMN: Long Beach Volleyball’s Diversity Is Its Strength

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Longtime Long Beach State women’s volleyball coach Brian Gimmillaro had many accomplishments during his run at the school, which produced multiple national championships. The one he spoke about most fondly wasn’t the undefeated 1998 national title (the first in NCAA history) or the many Olympians that came out of Long Beach State–it was the national […]