We’re running down the most important local sports news this week before talking about watching the Women’s World Cup in Long Beach. 03:00 Former Dirtbag Jeff McNeil is going to the MLB All-Star Game 05:35 Long Beach Should Name Main Library For Billie Jean King 09:30 Lisa Busch Steps Down After 20 Years As Lakewood Athletic […]
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PODCAST: Chris Betts, JP Crawford & New Dirtbags Coach
Happy summer and welcome to our All Baseball episode full of the latest news from local boys in the pros and interviews from the Dirtbags press conference last week. 03:40 Chris “Bat Flip” Betts Wins Home Run Derby, Plus Other “LB In MLB” News 18:00 Meet The New Dirtbags Coach (Interviews With Eric Valenzuela, Andy […]
Top 10 Long Beach High School Sports Stories Of 2018-19
We’re counting down the top moments for Long Beach prep sports in 2018-19. 10. Lakewood Hires Scott Meyer The Moore League football landscape has been shaped by so many coaches coming and going, and for the first time in awhile, the league is getting a quality on-campus coach back again. In December, Lakewood hired Scott […]
Long Beach City College 2018-19 Year In Review
There’s no such thing as a down year at Long Beach City College, the school that’s won more state championships than any other junior college in California. This year was more of the same, with seven conference championships and another state crown, as well as a big change at the top of the athletic department. […]
PODCAST: Mike & JJ Want To Fix All-League Lists
This week on the show we’re discussing the problems with All-League lists, updating you on the Long Beach athletes in the pros and giving each other an Offseason Reset interview. 01:45 What’s Wrong With These All-League Lists? 13:00 LB In The MLB, NBA & NFL 22:00 Offseason Reset For Mike & JJ
Long Beach City College Baseball Falls In Super Regionals
The Long Beach City College baseball season came to a close last weekend as the Vikings were eliminated from the Southern California Super Regionals by No. 1 Orange Coast College in two games. On Thursday, May 9, Orange Coast scored three times in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a tie and win […]
Long Beach City College Notebook: Baseball Wins Playoff Series
Long Beach City College baseball upset No. 5 Ventura College in the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Southern California Regionals last weekend. The Vikings advance to the CCCAA Super Regionals against No. 1 Orange Coast College this weekend. Ace pitcher Garrett Rennie (8-2) helped LBCC win the first game of the seres at Ventura […]
The562.org’s College Athletes Of The Week
Congratulations to this week’s winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State Volleyball It didn’t take much deliberation to decide on TJ DeFalco as a College Athlete of the Week. The Long Beach State senior led his team to back-to-back national titles and was awarded MVP of the […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
We’ve got a special college Athletes of the Week–congrats to all the winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship! Joseph Rocha, LBCC Volleyball LBCC won a state championship last weekend and it was thanks in part to freshman setter Joseph Rocha, who was lights out down the stretch. Rocha set LBCC to […]
LBCC Men’s Volleyball Wins State Championship!
It’s been an up and down year for the Long Beach City College men’s volleyball team, but the season is ending on the highest of high notes: the Vikings won a dominant state championship match against Irvine Valley College on Saturday night to claim the CCCAA title, 25-22, 25-12, 25-12. “If you followed us at […]