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Long Beach PONY Q & A With Manager Ken Jakemer

The Long Beach PONY 14-Under All-Stars won their third tournament of the summer on Sunday to advance to their fifth DICK’S Sporting Goods PONY League World Series in the last 12 years. They won the world title in 2008 and 2012. Long Beach starts the 10-team tournament against the winner of Washington County and Bronx, […]

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Long Beach PONY 14U All-Stars Stay Alive

After surviving a Zone Tournament elimination game, the Long Beach PONY 14-Under All-Stars are two wins away from making their third World Series appearance since 2008. Long Beach came back to beat the All-Stars from Maui, Hawaii 2-1 on Saturday in West Hills thanks to a pair of sixth inning runs driven in by Ryan […]

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Long Beach PONY 14U Opens Tourney With 20-0 Win

Four tournaments every summer stand between the Long Beach PONY 14-Under All-Stars and a PONY World Series championship. After taking the District and Super-Region tournament titles in dominant fashion last month, Long Beach started the Zone tournament on Thursday with a 20-0 win over South Sound (Washington). Long Beach has won its last nine games […]

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VIDEO: Long Beach State Women’s Soccer Opens Training

The 2018 campaign for Long Beach State women’s soccer got underway on Wednesday morning with the first double-day training. Long Beach State Women’s Soccer Opens 2018 Training No Description LBSU will be hosting a preseason exhibition contest against UC Irvine at the Great Park Stadium at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11. There will be […]

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Long Beach PONY 14U All-Stars Wins Super-Region

The Long Beach PONY 14U All-Stars maintained its dominance this summer by taking the Super-Region tournament championship on Monday night with a 14-2 win over Tecolote in Lakeside. “This team is playing with great confidence and pride, enjoying their time playing together, and wanting to extend it as long as possible,” coach Ken Jakemer said. […]

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Beach FC 15U Girls’ Win National Championship

The Beach FC 15-Under Girls’ Development Player League team used a double-overtime goal to win the 2018 US Youth Soccer National Championship last weekend. It is the fifth national championship for the club since Long Beach State women’s soccer coach Mauricio Ingrassia started Beach FC in 2008. “It was a great feeling to know that […]

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Shore 10U Girls’ Water Polo Wins Junior Olympics Title

The Shore 10-under girls’ water polo team traveled to Palo Alto last weekend where they won the 2018 Junior Olympics national championship, and they did it the Long Beach way. “We’re not the biggest team so we rely on our speed and awareness,” coach Brendan Patterson said. “We are defense first, and get teams on […]