The Long Beach Unified School District announced Monday afternoon that its campuses will remain mostly closed until at least March 1, an extension of the previous re-opening date of Jan. 28 by a little more than a month. The campuses will continue to allow Kids Club and other day-care programs that are currently operating–about 1,600 […]
Concerns over the spread of COVID-19 and the cost of testing have caused the Big West Board of Directors to decide today that the conference will not conduct fall sports in 2020-21. Long Beach State women’s soccer, women’s volleyball and men’s and women’s cross country won’t have seasons until August at the earliest. “While today’s […]
After a mixed bag of results in the first week of this abbreviated regular season, Long Beach State men’s basketball has a tough task at the University of San Fransisco tonight. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. This will be the home opener for USF (4-2) even though the game was originally supposed to be […]
It’s been a dark week for more than 200 local athletes at Long Beach City College, who learned on Tuesday that the presidents of the 12 South Coast Conference Colleges voted to shut down fall sports for the 2020-21 season. The original plan had been for football, men’s and women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, soccer, water […]
This week on the show we’re talking to Long Beach State men’s basketball star Isaiah Washington about how he got famous with Jelly Fam and what it was like making his Walter Pyramid debut in front of empty stands last weekend. 1:00 We covered a basketball game! 15:00 Interview with Isaiah Washington 29:30 Long Beach […]
Sitting alone in her room, Jessica Hooper faced a microphone perched atop a stack of textbooks and draped a blanket over her head. Hooper is an alto in Long Beach Poly’s vocal jazz choir, and while her method of reducing reverb in her recordings might appear unusual, she’s one of over 200 students finding a […]
After a wave of violence in Compton that has claimed the life of three youth basketball players in the last four months, those who knew Semaj Miller, Millyon Colquitt, and Carl Lewis had thoughts on how to stem the tide. The victims, aging from 14 to 19 years old, were all unable to attend school […]
Long Beach golf courses were relatively empty last Thursday, and the poor air quality wasn’t the only reason. Recreation Park 18, El Dorado, Skylinks, Heartwell and Recreation Park 9 golf courses were all told on Tuesday night that the Los Angeles Country Health Department had approved more strict protocols for outdoor recreation. The changes included […]
We’re covering a lot of ground on this episode as we interview Long Beach Poly track and field star Jade McDonald about her college choice and what the recruiting trail (or lack there of) was like. We’ll also discuss how Compton High basketball is trying to help stop recent gun violence, how the CIF schedule […]
It’s all fun and games until somebody gets hurt. Generations of rambunctious youths have heard that cliché from concerned adults, but now’s the time to actually take heed. It goes without saying we’re thrilled at the prospect of seeing Long Beach sports return from the COVID-19 shutdowns. It would be a gift to and from […]