Now in year three under head coach Romeo Pellum, the arrow is still pointing up for the Millikan football program. While the Rams remain inexperienced in several spots, they’ll have some exciting top-end talent all over the field, as Pellum’s vision begins to take shape. The shortened season earlier this spring showed glimpses of what […]
The football program with the most question marks is on the West Side, where Cabrillo is preparing to get the Shane Gonzales era started. The Jags were unable to field a team due to the impacts of the pandemic last school year, meaning that when the lights come on for Cabrillo’s season opener on Aug. […]
Is Long Beach Poly back to its former glory? Can Millikan challenge the Jackrabbits and make a CIF playoff run? Will new but familiar coaches at Wilson and Lakewood be perfect fits? We answer those questions and more this week on the show as we discuss everything about Long Beach high school football as the […]
Long Beach State women’s soccer returned to George Allen Field on Monday night for their season opening exhibition against FC Golden State and came away with a 3-1 victory. Junior Lena Silano gave LBSU a lead in the 18th minute, and after a 34th minute equalizer, senior Kayla Cannon gave the Beach a 2-1 lead […]
The 2020-21 school year was one that will always be remembered for uncertainty and confusion. The COVID-19 pandemic not only closed schools, it also pushed the high school sports seasons to the brink, and for months it looked like football and many other sports wouldn’t happen. One of the things that turned the tide in […]
After a difficult year and a half, the Long Beach Century Club is still doing what it does best–supporting the city’s youth athletes. The COVID-19 pandemic required the club to drop its weekly in-person meetings on Tuesday nights, and to cancel its annual Hall of Fame and Middle School All-City banquets. A few weeks ago, […]
Long Beach has a long history of producing first-round draft picks in sports. Whether in football, baseball, or basketball, the city is brimming with success stories on the courts and fields. The city hasn’t had as many big names in sports media, however–but Long Beach product and Poly almuna Sydney Rockett is hoping to change […]
On this episode of ‘What Up, Long Beach?!’ we’re talking about how Long Beach has been a consistent presence at the Summer Olympics.
Members of the Wilson High golf program have had a tumultuous few years. Not only have they lived through the COVID-19 shutdowns, they also lost assistant coach Kurt Holmes when he suddenly passed away in December. Holmes was supposed to take over as the new head coach when athletic director Jeff Evans planned to step […]
The Wilson Bruins and new head coach Scott Meyer have released their 2021 football schedule, which kicks off on August 20 with a home contest against the Warren Bears. That’s one of a few intriguing local matchups for the Bruins, who are coming off a unique COVID-19 year, plus a coaching change late in the […]