This week on the show we’re talking about how good Long Beach baseball could be this season, previewing the Wilson girls’ basketball CIF championship game and much more! 01:30 Question O’ The Week: Is Long Beach baseball elite again? 10:50 Athletes O’ The Week 14:50 Game O’ The Week: Wilson Girls’ Basketball CIF Championship 20:55 […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags are off to their best start since 2016 thanks to a sweep of No. 17 Wake Forest last weekend. The Dirtbags are now ranked No. 25 in multiple polls, and host San Diego tonight at 6 p.m. at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. READ MORE about the Dirtbags. Long Beach […]
Last year was a thrilling one for Long Beach baseball fans, with Long Beach Poly winning a surprising Moore League championship and St. Anthony making a CIF-SS semifinal run. This year sees another influx of young talent into the area and promises more close games and another tight Moore League title chase. Long Beach Poly […]
The Cabrillo Jaguars baseball program has hired a new coach, and it’s someone that Moore League baseball fans may remember. Phillip Berman, 25, took the job just before Christmas when coach Pedro Torres abruptly resigned. Berman was an All-Moore League first baseman at Jordan High (2013) and graduated from William Penn University. “They asked me […]
Third-year coach Bryan Whitfield is trying to change the baseball culture at Jordan High, where the Panthers haven’t beaten a non-Compton team in Moore League place since 2016. Whitfield has started a year-around schedule for his players, and hopes that leads to a higher baseball IQ. “It’s been a big hurdle getting up to speed […]
The ability to create while staying composed under pressure has been a useful tool for Wilson girls’ soccer captain Emma Harper in the classroom, on the soccer field and at the piano. “Emma is a seasoned veteran who never gets emotionally rattled during even the most emotional of games,” Wilson coach Dalton Kaufman said. “She […]
The “clutch” moments in a football game aren’t always at the end. A third down near midfield that will flip field position, or an early extra point in a close contest are imperative moments for a successful football team. When Wilson needs someone to step up in a big moment, they call on Nick Timko. […]
Six touchdowns from senior quarterback Ryan Pettway led Wilson to a dominant 49-14 win over visiting Lakewood on Friday night. “We told our guys all week that the last four years we’ve played them it’s been physical close games, and that we couldn’t be slow from the get-go,” Wilson coach Mark Ziegenhagen said. “We executed […]
It’s fair to expect another exciting Moore League football affair when Lakewood visits Wilson tonight at 7. “In this one you throw the records out of the window,” Wilson coach Mark Ziegenhagen said. “This has been a close and physical game for the last four years, so our guys know they need to be ready.” […]
Ryan Pettway and Michael Bruner were very different people three years ago. Pettway was an undisciplined baseball player who dreamt of quarterbacking the Wilson football team, and Bruner was a frustrated tight end who wanted to play wide receiver on the freshman squad. Last night against Huntington Beach the senior Pettway lined up as the […]