The more things have changed the more they stay the same for Wilson as head coach Scott Meyer takes over this year. The Meyer family has a long, storied history at Wilson and Meyer said he’s honored to be coaching at his alma mater again. “I’ve been able to coach at some great places and […]
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Long Beach State Women’s Soccer Beats LMU In Exhibition
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team finished its week of exhibition games with a strong 1-0 win over LMU on Thursday night at George Allen Field. The Beach limited the Lions to just three shots on goal while substitute forward Nadiyah Siqueiros scored the game winner in the 43rd minute. “I feel like we’ve […]
PODCAST: Long Beach High School Football Preview 2021
Is Long Beach Poly back to its former glory? Can Millikan challenge the Jackrabbits and make a CIF playoff run? Will new but familiar coaches at Wilson and Lakewood be perfect fits? We answer those questions and more this week on the show as we discuss everything about Long Beach high school football as the […]
PODCAST: Long Beach Well Represented In Summer Olympics
On this episode of ‘What Up, Long Beach?!’ we’re talking about how Long Beach has been a consistent presence at the Summer Olympics.
Q & A With New Wilson Golf Coach Paul Henry
Members of the Wilson High golf program have had a tumultuous few years. Not only have they lived through the COVID-19 shutdowns, they also lost assistant coach Kurt Holmes when he suddenly passed away in December. Holmes was supposed to take over as the new head coach when athletic director Jeff Evans planned to step […]
Los Altos Baseball 12U All-Stars Headed To World Series
The Los Altos 12U All-Stars went to Hanford last week and came home Cal Ripken 12/60 All-Star champions after winning the regional tournament. The All-Stars are now trying to raise the money to travel to Florida for the Babe Ruth World Series Aug. 7-14. “I’ve always thought we had a good team, I just wasn’t […]
LB In MLB: Long Beach On The Injured List
Trips to the injured list have been the hallmark of this Major League Baseball season for players from Long Beach. Decorated veterans including Long Beach State Dirtbags product Evan Longoria have spent time on the 60-day IL while some up-and-comers have struggled to stay on the field. Lakewood High alum Travis d’Arnaud hasn’t played catcher […]
Long Beach State Dirtbags Coach Eric Valenzuela Contract Extended
Eric Valenzuela has quickly left his mark in two short seasons as Long Beach State Dirtbags head coach and he’s been rewarded for getting the famous program back on track. Last week, LBSU announced that Valenzuela received a contract extension that runs through the 2026 season. “That trust that President Conoley, Andy Fee and the […]
Women’s Golf: Alyssa Waite Latest Female Coach At LBSU
There was a time not that long ago when Long Beach State only had a handful of female coaches on campus, but that trend has been bucked on purpose by Athletic Director Andy Fee. Since arriving in 2017, Fee has hired or promoted five new coaches for women’s sports and four of them have been […]
PODCAST: All-City Awards Show, Part II
The second half of our annual All-City awards show for Long Beach high school sports includes superlative honors for team of the year, game of the year, comeback of the year and much more.