Ryan Guerero has been chasing baseballs at Blair Field for almost his entire life. As a Littler Leaguer, he would run around the outskirts of the grandstand collecting the balls that went out of play. “I have a basket full of over 100 foul balls,” Guerero said. “I always had fun hanging out with friends […]
I hate Fullerton. It is a sad, land-locked concrete jungle with delusions of seaside grandeur that thinks a few bars on the same street deserves to be called “downtown” unlike any other city ever. The arboretum is nice though. Many other Long Beach State alums correctly feel the same way. That is what having a […]
This week JJ Fiddler and Mike Guardabascio are talking about Long Beach track and field history, CIF success for Moore League baseball and softball (14:30) and The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week (18:50).
All seemed lost for Wilson after visiting Arcadia took a 4-0 lead on Tuesday in the top of the sixth inning. However, the Bruins bounced back to tie it up in the bottom of the frame, and win the CIF Southern Section Division 3 second-round game 5-4 on a walk-off wild pitch in the eighth […]
Moore League champion Wilson and Lakewood were both eliminated from the second round of the CIF Southern Section softball playoffs on Tuesday. Lakewood 0, Buena 6 The Lancers (19-14) faced the tall task of going against the Division 2 No. 1 seed Buena, who entered the contest on a 17-game win streak. Lakewood kept the […]
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Long Beach won’t be hosting the Olympic triathlon until 2028, but USA Triathlon decided not to wait that long to begin bringing international events to the city. At a press conference at Shoreline Park on Tuesday morning, USA Triathlon CEO Rocky Harris announced that the organization will host the annual Legacy Triathlon on Long Beach’s […]
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Long Beach Poly’s historic playoff run came to an end in the second round on the road against Temescal Canyon, where the magic ran out in a 5-0 loss. Poly won a wild card game and a first-round game to advance to the second round for the first time since 2006. “I’m extremely proud of […]
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