After a one-year absence, professional beach volleyball returns to Long Beach this weekend when the AVP rolls into town for the Long Beach Open to be held at Marina Green Park downtown along Shoreline Drive.

Viewings and final services have been planned to celebrate the life of 12-year old Dallas Humphreys, a Long Beach PONY baseball player and avid sports fan who succumbed last week to a long bout with leukemia.

Three of the most popular events of the entire summer-long Long Beach Sea Festival will take place this weekend, as powerboats reign supreme in the Catalina Ski Race, PWC Offshore National Championship and the Pacific Offshore Power Boat Race on Saturday and Sunday.

Two local youth baseball teams are trying to bring some hardware back to Long Beach this summer, as the 13-year olds and 14-year olds in the Long Beach PONY All-Star programs prepare for their upcoming Super Regional matchups on the road to the World Series.

Despite the recent passing of legendary basketball coach John Wooden, the college basketball showcase that carries his name will be held as scheduled this year, it was announced today. The 17th annual John R. Wooden Classic will be held on December 18, 2010 as UCLA faces BYU and St. Mary’s challenges Long Beach State.

Three former Long Beach State baseball players have been elected to represent their teams in the MLB All-Star game tonight in Anaheim. It’s not difficult to guess which three.

The coolest part about the annual Sea Festival is the random, specialty events that bring smaller sports into the forefront. This past weekend, the Kitesurfing Expo was one of those sports and photographer Nate Toering headed down to Alamitos Beach to snap these fantastic shots.