Long Beach Poly alum Jack Jones is getting a second chance at NCAA football; Jones and Arizona State confirmed Wednesday evening that the former Jackrabbit will be a Sun Devil in 2019, with two years of remaining eligibility. Jones was a star recruit out of Poly, ranked the No. 16 recruit in the nation. He […]
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 […]
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 arrival of August means it’s officially NFL Training Camp season, and another 17 Long Beach athletes are trying to make teams this year. This Thursday and Friday see the first full week of preseason games, and then local products have another three and a half weeks to earn their way onto a team. On […]
Photo by Stephen Carr Last month’s announcement that the new Long Beach Main Library would be named in honor of Billie Jean King got me thinking: what else out there is in need of a name? Or, to look at it from a better angle, who else out there is deserving of a major honor? […]
Long Beach Poly cross country alum Christian Kerr picked up a major honor last weekend, finishing in 10th place in the annual Angeles Crest 100. One of the nation’s premier ultramarathons, the Angeles Crest takes place in the San Gabriel Mountain range in the Angeles National Forest, and is a 100-mile mountain trail that features […]
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 […]
Colorado Springs is a long way away from Long Beach, but the US Olympic & Paralympic Training Center had a distinct local flavor last week. USA Basketball hosted its annual Junior National Team camp with 73 high school-aged athletes from around the country all in competition to impress USA Basketball coaches, hone their craft, and […]
This week on the show JJ sits down with Long Beach State women’s soccer coach Mauricio Ingrassia to talk about his teams trip to the World Cup in France (2:00) and Mike breaks down Long Beach’s role in creating Title IX (17:30).