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 […]
St. Anthony
St. Anthony Hires Alum Chris Morrison As New Athletic Director
St. Anthony lost one alumni athletic director earlier this summer, but as the Saints prepare to start the Fall sports season, they gained another. Last week the school hired alum Chris Morrison as its new athletic director, replacing outgoing AD Brian Walsh, who took the job at La Salle. Morrison is a Saints alum class […]
PODCAST: New Edition Of ‘What Up, Long Beach?!’
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 […]
COLUMN: Support Sets Tone For Long Beach Youth Sports
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 […]
PODCAST: The Best Of Our Offseason Reset Interviews
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 […]
PODCAST: Offseason Reset With LBSU Soccer Coach Mauricio Ingrassia
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).
PODCAST: Staying Mentally Fit & More Summer Sports News
This week on the show we talk to a local sport/performance psychologist who helps explain how mental fitness is changing athletics. 05:00 Interview with Talese Fernbach of Inner Mind Fitness 17:00 Long Beach City Council moving forward with Billie Jean King library renaming 21:30 Register for Luke TATSU Johnson Memorial Event 23:30 Poly High’s DeSean […]
Longtime St. Anthony Athletic Director Brian Walsh Stepping Down
Photo by Paul Slater An era is coming to an end at St. Anthony High School, where longtime athletic director Brian Walsh is stepping down to become the new AD at La Salle Prep. Walsh’s 16 year tenure with the Saints is by far the most successful era in the Saints’ 100 year history. “It […]
PODCAST: Top Long Beach Sports Stories Of The Week
We’re running down the most important local sports news this week before talking about watching the Women’s World Cup in Long Beach. 03:00 Former Dirtbag Jeff McNeil is going to the MLB All-Star Game 05:35 Long Beach Should Name Main Library For Billie Jean King 09:30 Lisa Busch Steps Down After 20 Years As Lakewood Athletic […]
PODCAST: Chris Betts, JP Crawford & New Dirtbags Coach
Happy summer and welcome to our All Baseball episode full of the latest news from local boys in the pros and interviews from the Dirtbags press conference last week. 03:40 Chris “Bat Flip” Betts Wins Home Run Derby, Plus Other “LB In MLB” News 18:00 Meet The New Dirtbags Coach (Interviews With Eric Valenzuela, Andy […]