This week we sit down with CIF Southern Section Commissioner Rob Wigod to talk about football participation, playoff reconfiguration, transfer rules adjustments, mascot changes and more. 02:00 Question O’ The Week “How does Poly football look?” 07:00 Games O’ The Week: Scrimmages Everywhere 07:50 Players O’ The Week: Jordan Bell Charity Event 08:30 LB Pros […]
The Pro/Celebrity race on Saturday of the Long Beach Grand Prix was a fan favorite for 39 years until title sponsor Toyota moved its headquarters to Texas in 2016. New sponsor Acura has added a pair of Historic Formula Atlantic Challenge races to try and fill that void. The Formula Atlantic series features open-wheel racecars […]
We’re switching up our 12-year old podcast so come find out what’s new and let us know what Long Beach sports stories you want to hear more about! 02:20 What Up, Long Beach?! 2.0 05:15 Question O’ The Week: “What football practices have you been to?” 09:15 List O’ The Week: Top 3 most compelling […]
From the national championships for Beach FC and Shore Aquatics to the regional tournament victories for Uptown LB and Los Altos baseball leagues — it’s been another incredibly successful summer for Long Beach youth sports. It isn’t rare to find a group of young Long Beach athletes dominating their competition, and it isn’t a coincidence […]
The Long Beach State track and field program has had some of its best seasons over the last few years, and women’s coach LaTanya Sheffield has been instrumental in that improvement. So much so that athletics director Andy Fee promoted her to head coach of the women’s team last week. Coach Andy Sythe will now […]
The Shore Aquatics 10U coed water polo team went undefeated at the Junior Olympics last week to win Shore’s second consecutive national championship at this level. They were one of five Shore squads to grab a top finish. After entering the tournament ranked 26th nationally, the Shore 10U coed team dominated the competition. Goaltender Morgan […]
This week we’re looking back on some of the best interviews we’ve done here on the podcast over the last year. 01:30 Chase DeJong on getting called up to MLB 05:40 Rob Wigod on CIF football safety concerns and multi-sport athletes 10:00 Andy Fee on the Long Beach State mascot 11:40 Bobby Hauck on moving […]
The Uptown Long Beach 10U All-Stars aren’t the only young baseball players from North Long Beach to take a long vacation this summer. The Long Beach Thunder 12U squad, also from Cherry Park, is traveling to New York for a tournament at Cooperstown All-Star Village. Coach Robert Weaver put the team together last year so […]
Long Beach State Dirtbags legend Troy Tulowitzki announced his retirement today after 13 years in Major League Baseball. He was the highest LBSU draft pick ever when the Colorado Rockies took him seventh overall in 2005. “I will always look back with tremendous gratitude for having the privilege of playing as long as I did,” […]
The Beach FC 17U boys’ team won the U.S. Club Soccer ENPL National Championship earlier this month by beating Gwinnett Soccer Academy 2-0 in the championship match. “The moment that stands out most to me was when we were all standing up there on the podium,” defender Ethan Szuchan said. “When the final whistle blows, […]