For the past few years, the men’s volleyball world has centered around Long Beach. Alan Knipe’s program at Long Beach State won back-to-back NCAA championships in 2018 and 2019, hosting their most recent national title match inside Walter Pyramid. With the COVID-19 pandemic cutting the 2020 NCAA men’s volleyball season short, Long Beach and the […]
The long wait is over, relatively speaking. Long Beach State men’s and women’s basketball have been working out in small groups outdoors for about a month, and today they went inside. However, they’re not at Walter Pyramid. Both teams are practicing at AIM Sports Group in Seal Beach and will continue to do so until […]
Travis d’Arnaud didn’t even know they were announcing the Major League Baseball Sliver Slugger awards last Thursday, but a text from a friend reminded him just in time. “With 10 minutes left (in the awards show) me and my wife just rushed to the couch and turned it on (the television),” d’Arnaud said. “Once we […]
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team hasn’t been able to practice at Walter Pyramid since returning to outdoor activities last month, but coach Dan Monson is filling out his bench in the meantime. Monson announced Monday that former graduate assistant Marc Rodgers is being promoted to an assistant coach position for the upcoming season. […]
Famed golf instructor Jim Flick was quoted as saying, “Golf is 90 percent mental, and the other 10 percent is mental too.” The sport has a unique way of challenging its competitors between the ears, testing one’s mental fortitude as much as their physical abilities. Dr. Kevin Sverduk has made a career of teaching the […]
This week we talk to Long Beach State Athletic Director Andy Fee and women’s basketball captain Naomi Hunt about some of the details behind the start of basketball season and how outdoor activities have been going for the players. S4E62 – Still Outdoors But Dreaming Of Basketball With Naomi Hunt by lbsuathletics Andy and JJ […]
This week on the show JJ, Mike and Tyler talk to Long Beach Poly High School athletic director Rob Shock about the loss of a local legend, how the Jackrabbits are feeling during the COVID-19 shutdown and what needs to happen to get back to competition. 01:00 Long Beach election results 04:00 Interview With Long […]
This week on the show JJ, Mike and Tyler break down the emotional and historic Los Angeles Dodgers World Series win on Tuesday night. They’ll also catch up with Long Beach City College football coach Brett Peabody to discuss why junior college football isn’t coming back quickly and his concerns about his players’ future. 01:00 […]
It’s a “so far, so good” situation for the Long Beach State men’s and women’s basketball programs after the lengthy COVID-19 quarantine and their return to outdoor activities this month. “Luckily our basketball men and women are feeling good, testing negative, taking baby steps and hopefully headed inside soon,” LBSU Athletic Director Andy Fee said. […]
This week on the show JJ, Mike and Tyler tackle the issues with sportsmanship in both amateur and professional sports. They’re also talking to Lakewood High athletic director and girls’ volleyball coach Mike Wadley about how his job has changed, what needs to happen to bring prep sports back, and much more. 01:00 Is Sportsmanship […]