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What Up Long Beach?!

September 14, 2018

PODCAST: Long Beach football midseason report cards

by JJ Fiddler and Mike Guardabascio in Sports

This week on What Up, Long Beach?! we're talking about local college rebranding before handing out midseason grades to all of the Long Beach high school football teams and discussing cheating in sports.

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September 13, 2018

Long Beach State gets gritty, LBCC embraces the Viking in athletics rebrands

by JJ Fiddler and Mike Guardabascio in Sports

Whether you're a Viking or a 49er, your team is getting some new flash this year as Long Beach's college teams rebrand.

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What Up Long Beach?!

September 7, 2018

PODCAST: Long Beach sports top stories countdown

by JJ Fiddler and Mike Guardabascio in Sports

This week on What Up, Long Beach?! from the562.org and the Long Beach Post we’re counting down the top stories in Long Beach sports and weighing in on national sports stories that impact local athletes.

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September 6, 2018

Meet Yizhi Xue, Long Beach State’s first volleyball player from China in a decade

by Mike Guardabascio and JJ Fiddler in Sports

In the last three years Xue has gone from a shy newcomer to a fully integrated part of the Long Beach culture—but the road wasn’t easy.

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What Up Long Beach?!

August 31, 2018

PODCAST: Is high school football dying?

by JJ Fiddler and Mike Guardabascio in Sports

On this episode of What Up, Long Beach?! JJ Fiddler and Mike Guardabascio discuss the state of high school football and why participation numbers in California have declined while television viewership grows.

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August 30, 2018

Focus on head injuries leads to changes to high school football, declining participation

by Mike Guardabascio and JJ Fiddler in Sports

The league that governs local high school sports has enacted new rules this year that officials hope will reduce the number of hits to the head, while maintaining popularity and interest in the sport.

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What Up Long Beach?!

August 23, 2018

Where are they now: Looking back on the 2008 PONY World Champions

by Mike Guardabascio and JJ Fiddler in Sports

Ken Jakemer makes his living as a software project manager, but inside his chest there’s a beating baseball where his heart should be. He’s been volunteering at the Long Beach PONY youth baseball league at Whaley Park for more...

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What Up Long Beach?!

August 17, 2018

PODCAST: Pro athletes giving back, high school football previews

by JJ Fiddler and Mike Guardabascio in Sports

This week, JJ and Mike are talking about Long Beach’s young professional athletes like JuJu Smith-Schuster about giving back to the community.

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August 16, 2018

These pro football, baseball and basketball players are giving back to Long Beach

by Mike Guardabascio and JJ Fiddler in Sports

For decades Long Beach was known as a place where prominent alumni left the community, and often didn’t return. That trend has changed over the last 10 years.

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August 10, 2018

VIDEO: Coach lets girls soccer players shave his head after national championship win

by JJ Fiddler and Mike Guardabascio in Sports

Late last month, the Beach FC 15-Under Girls’ Development Player League won the 2018 US Youth Soccer National Championship.