In a brief press conference at Dodger Stadium on Friday afternoon, Long Beach Poly alum Chase Utley announced he will retire at the end of this season, his 16th in Major League Baseball. “I just wanted to let you know I’ve signed a five-year extension,” he cracked at the beginning of the press conference, to […]
In honor of Poly alum Chase Utley retiring, here’s a gallery of shots from his time with the Dodgers. Photos courtesy Stephen Carr.
Long Beach Poly alum and 16-year MLB player Chase Utley is set to announce his retirement in a press conference at Dodgers Stadium at 3:15 p.m. according to multiple media reports. Utley is expected to announce that his retirement will come at the end of the season (he is under contract through 2019). Utley is […]
PHOTOS BY DENNIS FREEMAN & MIKE GUARDABSCIO
The big boys of Long Beach got a special treat last weekend as Long Beach Poly alum Jurrell Casey hosted his third annual offensive and defensive linemen camp at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Most summer football camps focus on skill positions like quarterback, receiver, or defensive back, which is precisely why Casey has chosen to focus […]
The 10th Annual Ron Palmer Summer Basketball and Academic Camp will take place at Long Beach Poly High School beginning July 31 thru August 3, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., for boys and girls ages eight to 15. The difference between the Palmer camp and most youth camps is a focus on academics in […]
The streak is dead, long live the streak. Last year, Long Beach had a representative from one of its schools in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game for the 12th consecutive season. It doesn’t look like that streak will continue after the MLB fan vote was released over weekend. Long Beach Poly alum Chase Utley […]
Grace Abdoo just started the most hectic and important 12 months of her young life, and the Long Beach Poly High junior wouldn’t have it any other way. “I like being busy,” Abdoo said. “I think it builds character as a person.” Abdoo is part of the PACE academic academy at Poly, and the junior […]
It was a hot day in the Long Beach Poly gym and the boys’ and girls’ freshman basketball teams were warming up and practicing free throws. Standing under one of the baskets in the Ron Palmer Pavilion was a familiar figure, one who was objectively overqualified to be serving as a rebounder for the soon-to-be-9th-grader […]
Long Beach Poly senior football player Alex Austin will get a rare honor in the next few weeks, as he’s been selected as one of the 45 high school football players who will represent their country as part of the USA U19 Football team. The team is in Flagstaff for a two-week training camp before […]