As 2019 dawns, we had fun reflecting on some of our favorite stories from the 2018. But we’re also drawing up our calendar for 2019 and 10 stories we’re most excited for. Winter Moore League Girls’ Water Polo Long Beach girls’ water polo is at a crossroads after the top two teams, Wilson and Poly, […]
This week we’re counting down the more memorable Long Beach sports stories of the last 12 months. Let us know if you think we missed anything! 02:00 Long Beach In CIF Southern Section Division 1 Basketball 04:00 Long Beach State Women’s Championships 06:00 Long Beach Football Coaching Carousel 11:18 Wilson High Baseball Playoff Run 13:13 […]
Seven Long Beach State programs have signed student-athletes to National Letters of Intent during the fall signing period. Men’s Basketball Coach Dan Monson reached outside of California for three of the five players in his 2019 signing class that includes guards Max De Geest and Rodney Rhoden, forward Romelle Mansel and big men Trever Irish […]
Two years ago, Jacob Starkey was a Millikan football player without a position to play. Tonight, he will be a senior captain when the Rams host Wilson in a second-place Moore League battle. “He tried for three years to try and find himself on the field,” Millikan coach Justin Utupo said of Starkey. “I think […]
If his career keeps trending in the right direction, Chris Betts will become the 16th Wilson Bruin to reach Major League Baseball. Currently, the catcher is just thankful to be healthy. After being drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2015, Betts underwent Tommy John surgery and missed the entire season. He then broke a […]
It has been another eventful year for Major League Baseball players with ties to Long Beach, but it’s easy to narrow it down to five top story lines from this season. Careers Come To A Close A year after Jered Weaver hung up his cleats after an All-Star career, Chase Utley is the latest local […]
The Major League Baseball playoff picture is starting to take shape, and only a handful of players with Long Beach ties are contributing to teams pushing for the postseason. New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks hit his 22nd home run of the season on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles. That is a career high […]
In early 2018, layoffs and budget cuts across the city’s media landscape threatened the existence of quality, dedicated Long Beach sports coverage. A small but passionate group of people and schools stepped up to ensure that the city’s youth didn’t lose their spotlight. Below are the first men, women, and institutions to come forward with […]
Age and time weren’t deciding factors for the 2018 Long Beach State Hall of Fame class that the university announced last week. Former student-athletes like Casper Ware and Nadia Link are both inductees who played at LBSU within the last decade. “That was an unbelievable era,” LBSU athletics director Andy Fee said of the NCAA […]
Just days after Garrett Hampson became the 50th Long Beach State Dirtbag to reach Major League Baseball, Jeff McNeil made it three LBSU product call-ups last month when he joined the New York Mets. Dirtbags product Drew Gagnon joined the Mets on July 10. McNeil is the 12th Dirtbag to play in the MLB this […]