Long Beach PONY baseball is gearing up for another season at Whaley Park and registration for 13-14 year olds will be open until Jan. 26. Long Beach PONY has been the most successful youth baseball league in the city for the last decade with nine West Zone finals appearances, five World Series appearances and two […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Millikan Tops Lakewood, Stays Unbeaten
STORY BY JAMES CRABTREE-HANNIGAN Millikan girls’ basketball stayed unbeaten in Moore League and put itself in the driver’s seat to challenge Long Beach Poly with a 68-39 win over Lakewood on Monday. The Rams blitzed the Lancers with a 23-point first quarter and coasted to the victory, hardly allowing the home team within 15 points […]
LB In MLB: Troy Tulowitzki Signed By New York Yankees
Former Long Beach State Dirtbag Troy Tulowitzki has been working out at Blair Field recently while trying to garner attention from Major League Baseball clubs looking for a veteran shortstop with something left in the tank. It worked. This week, the New York Yankees inked Tulowitzki to a one-year contract after he was released by […]
Sign Up For Los Altos Youth Baseball And Softball
The Los Altos Youth Baseball And Softball Babe Ruth Division is for 13-15 year old ball players looking to sharpen their baseball skills and have the ability to compete against high school players. The deadline to register for the next season is 1/31/2019. MORE INFORMATION Players Pictured: Gavin Guajardo, Luke Burroughs, CJ Cheshire, Matt Pappas, […]
Ten Stories We’re Excited For In 2019
As 2019 dawns, we had fun reflecting on some of our favorite stories from the 2018. But we’re also drawing up our calendar for 2019 and 10 stories we’re most excited for. Winter Moore League Girls’ Water Polo Long Beach girls’ water polo is at a crossroads after the top two teams, Wilson and Poly, […]
Boys’ Basketball: Wilson Tops Lakewood
Coming off an overtime thriller against Jordan, the Wilson boys’ basketball team was eager to pick up another Moore League win at home on Friday against Lakewood. Thanks to a selfless performance from the team’s big man and some relentless defensive pressure from its guards, the Bruins did exactly that, prevailing 73-63. Wilson trailed by […]
Seven Long Beach State Programs Welcome New Signing Classes
Seven Long Beach State programs have signed student-athletes to National Letters of Intent during the fall signing period. Men’s Basketball Coach Dan Monson reached outside of California for three of the five players in his 2019 signing class that includes guards Max De Geest and Rodney Rhoden, forward Romelle Mansel and big men Trever Irish […]
LB In MLB: Chase De Jong Making Mark In Minnesota
The Minnesota Twins have invested in another former Wilson Bruin in Chase De Jong after a midseason trade with the Seattle Mariners, and De Jong delivered the best month two-month stretch of his professional career. “I kind of figured a trade was coming because (the Mariners) didn’t see me as a fit anymore,” De Jong […]
LB In MLB: Chris Betts Back To Being Himself
If his career keeps trending in the right direction, Chris Betts will become the 16th Wilson Bruin to reach Major League Baseball. Currently, the catcher is just thankful to be healthy. After being drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2015, Betts underwent Tommy John surgery and missed the entire season. He then broke a […]
COLUMN: Billie Jean King’s Special Legacy Grows With Dodgers
Billie Jean King (right) recently became a part owner of the Dodgers; she’s joined by fellow Poly and Hughes alum Chase Utley (left). Photo courtesy LA Dodgers. It looks like Hollywood is becoming “Poly-Wood.” It was announced last week that Long Beach Poly alum and American sports legend Billie Jean King is a new minority-share […]