The Los Altos 8U All-Stars are hosting the 2019 Cal Ripken Pacific Southwest Regionals this week after taking the Southern California state title last weekend. Los Altos will face teams from Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Guam and Nothern California. Each team at the tournament is guaranteed three games and Los Altos will play at 7 p.m. […]
Youth Sports
Marilyn Bohl Donates To Uptown Long Beach Baseball
The Uptown Long Beach 10U All-Stars needed help getting to Hawaii to compete in the Pacific South West Regional in Honolulu and our own Marilyn Bohl has stepped up for these youth baseball players. Bohl met coach Jeff Champlin today and handed over a $5,000 donation to help Uptown LB afford the trip to Hawaii. […]
PODCAST: Staying Mentally Fit & More Summer Sports News
This week on the show we talk to a local sport/performance psychologist who helps explain how mental fitness is changing athletics. 05:00 Interview with Talese Fernbach of Inner Mind Fitness 17:00 Long Beach City Council moving forward with Billie Jean King library renaming 21:30 Register for Luke TATSU Johnson Memorial Event 23:30 Poly High’s DeSean […]
Los Altos Softball 10U All-Stars Fundraising For World Series
The Los Altos softball 10U All-Stars are trying to raise money for a trip to Florida this month and the 2019 Babe Ruth Softball World Series. They won the Southwest Region last month, and are the second Los Altos team to make a World Series in the last two summers. The 12U softball teams went […]
Uptown Long Beach 10U Youth Baseball Wins SoCal State Tournament
The Uptown Long Beach 10U youth baseball team upset Los Altos at the SoCal State Tournament in Simi Valley last weekend to qualify for the Pacific South West Regional in Honolulu from July 15-21. This is the first year of Cal Ripken league baseball for Uptown LB and they’ll face teams from Arizona, Nevada, Northern […]
PODCAST: Top Long Beach Sports Stories Of The Week
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 […]
Shore Aquatics 10U Coed Water Polo Wins USA Club Championship
The Shore Aquatics 10U Coed water polo team won a USA Club Championship last weekend at Don Lugo High in Chino. Shore won this same age group title five years ago. Shore was the ninth of 10 seeded teams in the invitational tournament featuring most of the top teams in the country, but they relied […]
Long Beach Mizuno Volleyball Club 13U Girls’ Trying To Repeat
The Long Beach Mizuno Volleyball Club 13U girls’ squad is going to be competing for another national title this summer at the Junior Olympics. The same group had a 64-1 record last year on their way to a National Division title. These Mizuno All-Stars are ranked in the top five after winning 52 of their […]
PODCAST: Announcing The All-City Awards!
This week on the show we’re handing out more awards for the 2018-19 Long Beach sports year. The562.org All-City Awards Athletes Of The Year (03:15) Freshman Of They Year (06:35) Coach Of They Year (10:15) Spirit Of Long Beach (12:20) Game Of The Year (14:30) Tribute Of The Year (16:00) Youth Team Of The Year […]
Shore Aquatics Trio Makes USA Water Polo Teams
Shore Aquatics water polo players (left to right) Zack Crenshaw, Sean Tunnicliff and Maya O’Dea all made USA Water Polo National Teams. Crenshaw, 15, made the cadet team while Tunnicliff, 14, and O’Dea, 14, were named to developmental teams.