All coaches and teams are facing challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, but new Cabrillo football coach Shane Gonzales has had a uniquely difficult ride these last few months. Gonzales was an assistant at Mayfair for the last six years as part of a rising Monsoons program that has produced several national-level recruits, including Texas signee […]
“Volleyball U” is living up to its name once again. Long Beach State confirmed a deal with the NCAA earlier this week that will see the university host three NCAA championships over three years from 2024-2026. The Walter Pyramid will play host to the men’s volleyball NCAA Final Four in 2024, and the school will […]
Jordan football coach Tim Wedlow is excited for the upcoming season, and is confident his Panthers have the manpower in the trenches that will let them take a dramatic step forward this season. Jordan has improved steadily the last three seasons, from 0-10 in 2017 to 3-7 to last year’s 4-5 overall mark. But the […]
It’s been a long road for Dennis Brown. It began in Long Beach, where he starred on the gridiron for Jordan High; it wound through the San Francisco and the NFL’s Super Bowl, where he took home a ring with the 49ers; it took him to rock bottom in Seattle, where he struggled with alcoholism; […]
As Summer was unwinding into Fall, Katie Trainor was struggling. She was dealing with issues familiar to many of Long Beach’s half a million residents as the COVID-19 pandemic reached its six-month mark. She and her husband were able to hold their jobs, but her company laid off a lot of people during a stressful […]
St. Anthony’s football team competes in the Del Rey League, made up of teams ranging from the South Bay to the Los Angeles valley. But the Saints have always tried to maintain a local flavor under head coach Mario Morales, and will once again play a Long Beach-centric schedule, with games against Wilson and Millikan. […]
Lakewood football coach Scott Meyer has a pretty rare view of the multi-faceted affects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the city, as an LBUSD parent, teacher, and coach. He’s had to add another title to his resume for the upcoming football season: travel agent. The Lancers’ field is scheduled to go under construction for upgrades […]
Long Beach Poly senior basketball player Jalen Pitre committed to Pepperdine late last week, citing a connection with coach Lorenzo Romar as the biggest reasons he chose the Waves’ program. Pitre will join fellow Jackrabbit Darryl Polk in Malibu, and said that Polk’s feedback helped him make his decision. “Coach Romar has been recruiting me […]
When my son lays out his shirt, pants, socks, and underwear before he goes to bed, I know he’s excited for what the next day is going to bring. He did it last Saturday night, and to be honest I was so excited for the next morning that I almost did the same. Sunday morning […]
Football has been an on-again, off-again concern at Wilson High, just as it’s been in most places around the state. Practices were shut down for a few months as a precaution due to the COVID-19 pandemic, then after coach Mark Ziegenhagen had started them back up, the poor air quality from the wildfires shut them […]