A pair of young NBA players with ties to Long Beach have been making moves and headlines this summer. Long Beach Poly alum Jordan Bell won a championship two years ago as a rookie with the Golden State Warriors, and signed a free agent contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves worth $1.6 million for one season. […]
Travis d’Arnaud made history at Yankee Stadium on Monday night by becoming the first catcher to hit three home runs in a game out of the leadoff spot, per Elias Sports Bureau. The Lakewood High alum helped the Tampa Bay Rays come back and win 5-4 with all five RBIs and a three-run go-ahead homer […]
The Uptown Long Beach 10U All-Stars opened the Pacific South West Regional in Honolulu with a combined no-hitter and a 5-1 win over San Luis Obispo on Monday. Uptown Long Beach scored four runs in the third inning to take the lead for good while Jerry Garfiaz led the way. Garfiaz pitched 3.1 hitless innings […]
The Long Beach City Council’s Housing and Neighborhood Committee unanimously approved a proposal to rename the new downtown Main Library as the Billie Jean King Main Library on Monday afternoon. The proposal–which was sent to the committee with unanimous approval from the council–will now return to the City Council for final approval, likely in August. […]
The third annual Luke TATSU Johnson Memorial event is now accepting registration for its round of golf and dinner at Recreation Park Golf Course on Sept. 27. The shotgun start for the golfers will start at 1 p.m. before the dinner and auction from 6 to 11 p.m. at the nearby Greek Orthodox Church Betty […]
It has been said that the mind is a terrible thing to waste, but an unprepared mind can also waste talent, and that’s why Talese Fernbach is trying to help local athletes. Fernbach is a Sport/Performance Psychology Consultant, Trainer and Mental Performance Coach who owns Inner Mind Fitness and works with athletes and others to […]
We’ve got some great photos from Ross’ second camp from our photographer William Johnson
The Los Altos 8U All-Stars are hosting the 2019 Cal Ripken Pacific Southwest Regionals this week after taking the Southern California state title last weekend. Los Altos will face teams from Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Guam and Nothern California. Each team at the tournament is guaranteed three games and Los Altos will play at 7 p.m. […]
The Uptown Long Beach 10U All-Stars needed help getting to Hawaii to compete in the Pacific South West Regional in Honolulu and our own Marilyn Bohl has stepped up for these youth baseball players. Bohl met coach Jeff Champlin today and handed over a $5,000 donation to help Uptown LB afford the trip to Hawaii. […]
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 […]