It’s hard living on the island,” says the Avalon High sophomore, a captain on the football, basketball and volleyball teams. “It’s not competitive here.”
Here’s all the Grand Prix happenings coming up next week
While the gates for the Grand Prix races don’t open till Friday, there’s still lots of race-related happenings in the week before. Here’s a run-down of all the events:
IN PICTURES: Formula Drift competition kicks off Indy car week
On the track, every run during practice, qualifying and competition had fans on their toes as competitors made their start from Seaside Way onto turn 1 into the Long Beach Convention Center parking lot, hitting speeds of up to 100 mph.
PODCAST: What’s the best Long Beach sports rivalry?
On this week’s show, we get nostalgic about the old, sweaty weight room at Millikan High, the best rivalries in Long Beach sports and more.
VIDEO: Drift racers smoke practice laps
This is the 13th straight year drifting has been part of the Grand Prix
PODCAST: We can fix the NCAA!
On this week’s show, we have a special announcement and we take a swing at fixing the NCAA with the Domino’s Pizza approach.
IN PICTURES: The 19th Annual U.S. Sumo Open did not disappoint
It was thrills and spills to a full house at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach for the 19th Annual US Sumo Open.
For the first time, 2 active IndyCar drivers to be inducted in Motorsports Walk of Fame
Sebastien Bourdais and Will Power will become the 30th and 31st medallions in the line on April 11—then they’ll both return to their IndyCars to race on a course they know so intimately.
‘I hope the future is women:’ Female ranks at Long Beach Sumo tournament are growing
She tore her hamstring off the bone and in half. This will be her first competition since that injury. “I’m really nervous this year because I’m coming off an injury which has affected my wait and my straight”
PODCAST: The latest NCAA scandal changes everything
On this week’s show, we’re talking about the new NCAA scandal, recapping all of the latest Long Beach sports news and trying to decide if sports rankings are even necessary.