The City of Long Beach provided an update on Monday regarding youth sports and how they will be permitted to safely resume organized activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. While teams will be permitted to conduct conditioning and other individualized activities with their players, there will be no competition allowed for the time being. The city […]
The 2020-21 high school sports season will be unlike any other that came before it. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the entire sports calendar will be condensed into 197 days from December 12, 2020 until the final day of CIF State competition on June 26, 2021. The shortened time frame forced local administrators to get […]
On this episode we’re talking to Long Beach Poly star basketball player Peyton Watson about his recent commitment to UCLA. 09:00 Long Beach Poly’s Peyton Watson 25:00 Speech & Debate: The Best Sports Road Trip Feature: Peyton Watson, Long Beach Poly’s Star Hooper Stuck At Home
Now more than ever, small business owners have been forced to adapt. Within the last six weeks, local businesses have lived through closures, re-openings, and then re-closures due to the coronavirus pandemic. As businesses look for ways to survive during such an uncertain time, creativity is key. For local fitness studios, that’s meant taking business […]
When the CIF announced its decision to delay fall sports until the start of 2021, it set off a domino effect across the California prep sports world. Every high school will face an unprecedented set of challenges in the year ahead, but some will have issues that are a little more unique. At Lakewood High, […]
Every August, a large contingent of the best high school baseball players in the country converge on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field for the prestigious Area Code Games. Founded in 1987, the Area Code Games hosts a yearly showcase for high school baseball talent from across the country, giving them the chance to play for […]
For nearly a century, the baseball fields in Long Beach’s Recreation Park have played host to many of the best baseball players to ever live, spanning multiple generations of America’s pastime. Rec Park’s first baseball game was played in 1924, between the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League and the Chicago Cubs, one […]
In an effort to assist Long Beach’s high school sports program in the upcoming school year, the Long Beach Century Club made a $10,500 donation to the Moore League to cover the league dues for the city’s seven high schools. The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent school closures caused a financial shortfall for local high schools, […]
The California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) announced late last week that its Board of Directors had approved its Contingency Plan for fall sports, pushing all sports, including football, to the Spring of 2021. This directly impacts the athletic programs at Long Beach City College, which will not be able to begin official practices until […]
As 2020 rapidly became a year for the history books, with a global pandemic eventually sharing the spotlight with civil unrest across the globe, sports was asked to take a back seat this year. Yet even with no games to play, Long Beach’s athletes didn’t fade into the background, but instead came forward in the […]