24837377_1735669626464715_971646777214778244_o
Baseball Cabrillo Compton Jordan Lakewood LB In MLB Long Beach City College Long Beach Poly Long Beach State Millikan Wilson

Angels Add Latest Chapter To Blair Field’s Unique History

For nearly a century, the baseball fields in Long Beach’s Recreation Park have played host to many of the best baseball players to ever live, spanning multiple generations of America’s pastime. Rec Park’s first baseball game was played in 1924, between the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League and the Chicago Cubs, one […]

Collage_Fotor
Baseball Century Club Long Beach City College Long Beach Poly Long Beach State Obituary Softball

Obituary: Jim Herrick, Understated and Irreplaceable

10/2/41-7/1/20 The Long Beach sports world lost a unique and irreplaceable figure earlier this month with the passing of baseball/softball champion and longtime Century Club volunteer Jim Herrick. Herrick was golfing at Little Rec with three friends when he passed away at the age of 78. “You don’t find guys like him very often,” said […]

Dirtbags
All City Baseball Long Beach State

All-City Comeback Of The Year: Long Beach State Dirtbags

Everyone wanted to forget the 2019 Long Beach State Dirtbags season as soon as it was over. The failed campaign started with a 10-game losing streak — the worst start in program history — and included coach Troy Buckley’s firing after a physical altercation with an assistant. It was also the first thing new Dirtbags […]

DSC_0270a-1024x731
Baseball LB In MLB Long Beach State

Former Dirtbag Adam Seminaris Added To Angels 60-Man Roster

Former Long Beach State Dirtbags pitcher Adam Seminaris has been added to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 60-man player pool for the upcoming 2020 MLB season, he confirmed via his Twitter account Thursday. Seminaris was a fifth-round selection by the Angels in last month’s MLB Draft and will be eligible to make his Major League […]

IMG_3466
Baseball Cabrillo COVID-19 Jordan Lakewood Long Beach Poly Long Beach State Millikan Wilson

Blair Field Remains Gateway to Baseball’s Future

Nearly four months after Wilson and Cabrillo played the final organized baseball game on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, Long Beach’s historic ballpark is back in action. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have established Blair Field as their secondary home for the remainder of the shortened 2020 season, making Long Beach the landing spot […]

multi
All City Baseball Football Long Beach Poly Soccer Volleyball Wilson

All-City Multisport Athletes of the Year: Ryan Pettway, Aniah Cutler

The multi-sport athlete gets rarer and rarer every year as parents opt to lock their kids into one sport at younger ages, often paying enormous fees for club programs that operate year-round. In Long Beach, there are still athletes who can dominate in different sports, and we’re pleased to honor the two who turned our […]

Angels
Baseball COVID-19 LB In MLB Long Beach State

Long Beach State Hopes Angels Can Help Improve Bohl Diamond At Blair Field

The only times Long Beach State Athletics Director Andy Fee will allow a “Cal State Fullerton” van to be parked outside Bohl Diamond at Blair Field is when the Titans are in town for the annual rivalry series against the Dirtbags — or when it’s owned by Joe Maddon. Fee was at the historic local […]

NAP05928-1024x683
Avalon Baseball Cabrillo Compton COVID-19 Football Jordan Lakewood Long Beach City College Long Beach Poly Long Beach State Millikan Podcast St. Anthony Wilson

PODCAST: Long Beach Football Practice Is Back!

This week on the podcast we’re talking to Wilson football coach Mark Ziegenhagen about returning to the practice field this week under new restrictions. We also catch up with Long Beach State athletics director Andy Fee to find out why the Los Angeles Angels are using Bohl Diamond at Blair Field and what it’s going […]

Matt Duffy
Baseball Lakewood LB In MLB Long Beach State

Lakewood, Dirtbags Alum Matt Duffy Signs With Yankees

Lakewood and Long Beach State alum Matt Duffy has signed with the New York Yankees as part of their 60-player roster, the team announced over the weekend. Duffy is part of an expanded player pool for the 2020 season, which will be a truncated 60-game schedule due to the COVID-19 shutdowns.  Duffy will join Wilson […]