The Lakewood Country Club hosted the 64th Annual Len Kennett Junior Golf Championships yesterday. Kennett, 92, said there was more than 200 participants from ages 11-18 involved with the tournament. Kennett, whose junior championship tournament has featured John Merrick and Tiger Woods, among other pros, said last year that he plans to keep putting on […]
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team has logged a lot of travel miles in the last 12 years under coach Dan Monson. He took his team around the country to play some of the best programs and put his program on the map, but a contract extension last year included a shift in philosophy […]
The Long Beach City Council voted unanimously to rename the city’s new Main Library in honor of Billie Jean King on Tuesday evening. The 8-0 vote represents the third and final unanimous vote by the city to honor King, a legend both as an athlete and as an advocate for women’s and LGBTQ rights. “Proud […]
John Ross is famous in football for his speed, having broken the NFL’s record in the 40-yard dash at the rookie combine two years ago. In Long Beach, the speedster is known for his speed as well–but specifically the speed with which he’s begun giving back to the community. Last weekend, Ross hosted his second […]
Long Beach’s best-known powerhouse sports program has come back home to the country’s powerhouse sports company, as Long Beach Poly football is officially a Nike school once again. The Jackrabbits were a Nike school for years during the late 90s and early 2000s, but signed with Oakley in the 2000s and then with adidas a […]
This is the second installment of Next One Up, an occasional summer feature series taking a look at some of the biggest up-and-coming stars in the Long Beach sports world. This has been a dream summer for Millikan sophomore-to-be Caleb Brandon. The speedy outfielder was a starter for the Rams last year as a freshman, […]
The Uptown Long Beach 10U All-Stars beat Guam 11-1 yesterday in their second mercy rule victory of the Pacific South West Regional in Honolulu. Pitcher Jack Champlin picked up the win after giving up one hit in 2.3 innings while striking out six and only walking one. Uptown LB tallied 15 hits and scored nine […]
This week we’re talking about the changing tides of car culture, Long Beach’s influence, Grand Prix stories and more with special guest and good friend of ours Ryan ZumMallen who is the author of “Slow Car Fast: The Millennial Mantra Changing Car Culture for Good” CLICK HERE to preorder the book and sign up for the […]
The Los Altos 8U All-Stars is hosting the 2019 Cal Ripken Pacific Southwest Regionals this week and beat Guam 18-1 on Tuesday. CLICK HERE to read more. Below are some great action shots from our own Joseph Kling.
The Long Beach Little League 2019 11U All-Star team took home the District 38 banner this summer. They earned a bid for the Section 5 tournament later this month hosted by Tustin Western Little League in Santa Ana. LBLL 11U All-Stars: (front row L-R) Daniel Gerstner, James Mirabile, Desi Whelan, Owen Keller, Seamus O’Neill, Matteo […]