Ed Robinson updates us on the latest Long Beach rugby news. Robinson is a former England international rugby player and coach who was also a professor at Long Beach State. Photo courtesy Brian Jackson. ——— Adrian Ojeda is a shining star with Belmont Shore Rugby Club who combines outstanding athleticism with terrific personal values. He […]
Youth Sports
F.C. Premier Girls’ 2005 Finalist In Cal South Presidents State Cup
The 2005 FC Premier girls’ soccer team coached by Kenny Harper and trainer Johnny Carrol was the runner up in the Cal South Presidents State Cup last month. TEAM: Emma Arkus, Alexa Carvajal, Nina Fife, Cydney Flores, Bella Harper, Emma Huynh , Andrea Lopez, Arianna Lopez, Hannah Marshall, Brooklyn Perez, Nataly Perez, Cynthia Ramirez, Ariana […]
Long Beach FC Premier U9 Team Wins State Title
The FC Premier U9 boys’ team won its first Cal South State Cup Championship in Norco by beating some of the best youth soccer teams in the nation over the last two months. FC Premier defeated Rialto Fire 5-0 in the quarterfinal, Total Futbol Academy 6-4 in the semifinal and Brazil Stars 3-0 in the […]
Sign Up For Long Beach PONY Youth Baseball
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 […]
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, […]
PODCAST: What Up, Long Beach?! With Ken Jakemer
This week we’re discussing the Long Beach PONY All-Star success with president and manager Ken Jakemer (2:30) 20:00 Long Beach Football Previews 33:00 Either, Or: Hard Knocks or Last Chance U? 39:00 Fam Jam
Long Beach Youth Volleyball Players Win Championships
A pair of local youth volleyball players have had quite the summer together. Gabriella “Babi” Gubbins and Kaia Herweg were on the same indoor club team that won a Junior Olympics title in June, and together they won a beach volleyball championship at the OCVolley in Huntington Beach last week. Gubbins, 12, goes to Rogers […]
Long Beach PONY 14U All-Stars Advance To World Series Championship Game
A pair of wins in shortened games on Tuesday has put the Long Beach PONY 14U All-Stars back into the PONY World Series championship game for the fourth time in the last 12 years. They play Chinese Taipei on Wednesday (4:30 p.m. PST) in Washington, Pennsylvania. The championship will be streamed live at mlb.com and […]
Long Beach PONY Q & A With Manager Ken Jakemer
The Long Beach PONY 14-Under All-Stars won their third tournament of the summer on Sunday to advance to their fifth DICK’S Sporting Goods PONY League World Series in the last 12 years. They won the world title in 2008 and 2012. Long Beach starts the 10-team tournament against the winner of Washington County and Bronx, […]
Long Beach PONY 14U All-Stars Advance To World Series!
The Long Beach PONY 14-Under All-Stars won twice on Sunday in West Hills to take the Zone tournament and advance to their fifth World Series in the last 12 years. Long Beach won the world championship in 2008, and in 2012 when they made their last appearance. The 2018 DICK’S Sporting Goods PONY League World […]