The Long Beach Mizuno Volleyball Club 13U girls’ squad is going to be competing for another national title this summer at the Junior Olympics. The same group had a 64-1 record last year on their way to a National Division title. These Mizuno All-Stars are ranked in the top five after winning 52 of their […]
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Long Beach State Top 10 Moments Of 2018-19
With more mascot issues, coaching changes and championships being won at Long Beach State, the last 12 months have been exceptionally memorable. LISTEN to us run down this list with AD Andy Fee 1. Men’s Volleyball Goes Back-To-Back All-Americans TJ DeFalco, Josh Tuaniga, Kyle Ensing and Nick Amado completed their careers at LBSU by winning […]
Coach Eric Valenzuela Breaks News At Dirtbags Press Conference
Eric Valenzuela was officially introduced as the new Long Beach State Dirtbags head coach on Friday at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, and he brought the rest of his coaching staff with him. Valenzuela and LBSU athletics director Andy Fee both confirmed that associate head coach Bryan Peters, assistant coach Daniel Costanza and volunteer assistant […]
PODCAST: Announcing The All-City Awards!
This week on the show we’re handing out more awards for the 2018-19 Long Beach sports year. The562.org All-City Awards Athletes Of The Year (03:15) Freshman Of They Year (06:35) Coach Of They Year (10:15) Spirit Of Long Beach (12:20) Game Of The Year (14:30) Tribute Of The Year (16:00) Youth Team Of The Year […]
Long Beach Century Club Inducts First Female President
The Long Beach Century Club made history on Tuesday night during its weekly meeting at the Boathouse On The Bay by inducting Shar Higa as its first female president. Current president Ben Goldberg handed over the gavel in the annual ceremony attended by some of the over 500 club members. “I’ve been a member of […]
PHOTOS: Dew Tour Skateboarding In Long Beach
Great action shots from this weekend by Joseph Kling.
Dew Tour Skateboarding A Big Hit In Long Beach
By Kevin Colindres Different languages could be heard within a short walk from Shoreline Village to the empty lot by the Long Beach Convention Center that would be host to the 2019 Dew Tour as fans begin to pile in. In the final day of the event, eleven countries were represented in the final rounds […]
PODCAST: Top 10 Long Beach High School Moments Of 2018-19
This week we’re counting down the most important moments of the last 12 months of Long Beach high school sports. 05:10 Long Beach High School Sports Top 10 Moments 28:00 How Rabid Should Fans Really Be? 36:40 Fam Jam (Hawaii & Dog Beaches)
Aquatic Games Back In Long Beach Thanks To Tony Azevedo
Tony Azevedo is bringing the Aquatic Games back to Long Beach on June 21-23 at Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center on the campus of Long Beach State. The Aquatic Games are sponsored by 6-8 Sports and are the brainchild of five-time water polo Olympian and silver medalist Tony Azevedo. The Wilson High alum started the weekend […]
Hot Topics With New Dirtbags Coach Eric Valenzuela
Long Beach State announced yesterday that Eric Valenzuela will be the next coach of the Dirtbags baseball program. We talked to Valenzuela about the biggest issues he’ll deal with in his first year… Valenzuela on keeping the Dirtbags style… “I’m from the San Gabriel Valley, and I coached for USD in the NCAA Regional at […]