The FC Premier U9 boys’ team won its first Cal South State Cup Championship in Norco by beating some of the best youth soccer teams in the nation over the last two months. FC Premier defeated Rialto Fire 5-0 in the quarterfinal, Total Futbol Academy 6-4 in the semifinal and Brazil Stars 3-0 in the […]
Youth Sports
Sign Up For Long Beach PONY Youth Baseball
Long Beach PONY baseball is gearing up for another season at Whaley Park and registration for 13-14 year olds will be open until Jan. 26. Long Beach PONY has been the most successful youth baseball league in the city for the last decade with nine West Zone finals appearances, five World Series appearances and two […]
Sign Up For Los Altos Youth Baseball And Softball
The Los Altos Youth Baseball And Softball Babe Ruth Division is for 13-15 year old ball players looking to sharpen their baseball skills and have the ability to compete against high school players. The deadline to register for the next season is 1/31/2019. MORE INFORMATION Players Pictured: Gavin Guajardo, Luke Burroughs, CJ Cheshire, Matt Pappas, […]
PODCAST: What Up, Long Beach?! With Ken Jakemer
This week we’re discussing the Long Beach PONY All-Star success with president and manager Ken Jakemer (2:30) 20:00 Long Beach Football Previews 33:00 Either, Or: Hard Knocks or Last Chance U? 39:00 Fam Jam
Long Beach Youth Volleyball Players Win Championships
A pair of local youth volleyball players have had quite the summer together. Gabriella “Babi” Gubbins and Kaia Herweg were on the same indoor club team that won a Junior Olympics title in June, and together they won a beach volleyball championship at the OCVolley in Huntington Beach last week. Gubbins, 12, goes to Rogers […]
Long Beach PONY 14U All-Stars Advance To World Series Championship Game
A pair of wins in shortened games on Tuesday has put the Long Beach PONY 14U All-Stars back into the PONY World Series championship game for the fourth time in the last 12 years. They play Chinese Taipei on Wednesday (4:30 p.m. PST) in Washington, Pennsylvania. The championship will be streamed live at mlb.com and […]
Long Beach PONY Q & A With Manager Ken Jakemer
The Long Beach PONY 14-Under All-Stars won their third tournament of the summer on Sunday to advance to their fifth DICK’S Sporting Goods PONY League World Series in the last 12 years. They won the world title in 2008 and 2012. Long Beach starts the 10-team tournament against the winner of Washington County and Bronx, […]
Long Beach PONY 14U All-Stars Advance To World Series!
The Long Beach PONY 14-Under All-Stars won twice on Sunday in West Hills to take the Zone tournament and advance to their fifth World Series in the last 12 years. Long Beach won the world championship in 2008, and in 2012 when they made their last appearance. The 2018 DICK’S Sporting Goods PONY League World […]
Long Beach PONY 14U All-Stars Stay Alive
After surviving a Zone Tournament elimination game, the Long Beach PONY 14-Under All-Stars are two wins away from making their third World Series appearance since 2008. Long Beach came back to beat the All-Stars from Maui, Hawaii 2-1 on Saturday in West Hills thanks to a pair of sixth inning runs driven in by Ryan […]
Long Beach PONY 14U Opens Tourney With 20-0 Win
Four tournaments every summer stand between the Long Beach PONY 14-Under All-Stars and a PONY World Series championship. After taking the District and Super-Region tournament titles in dominant fashion last month, Long Beach started the Zone tournament on Thursday with a 20-0 win over South Sound (Washington). Long Beach has won its last nine games […]