While the Beach sporting entries were cramming games in around finals and cramming sneakers in their suitcases, I did the same, but long distance from my back up location deep in the heart of sunny Florida.
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Long Beach Poly’s Head Football Coach Raul Lara Announces Resignation
Raul Lara, whose 13-year run as Long Beach Polytechnic High School’s head football coach included 12 Moore League championships and five C.I.F. titles, announced his resignation Friday
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North Long Beach Jr. Midget Panthers Score Conference Title Championship
The Panthers of North Long Beach has been a hidden gem since 2007, when they won the first-ever Pop Warner national championship. And to add to the many accolades, their Jr. Midget team has just been named conference champions after winning the Orange Bowl on November 3.
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DUST PLUS: And a Little Child Shall Lead the Team
If you looked at Wikipedia for an article on freshmen basketball players the entry would be full of ifs and buts. If they burst on to the scene the fans get excited and the future is rosy. If they stumble, you are asked to have patience. LBSU has some of both.
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DUST PLUS: Confessions of a Reluctant Technologist
When I was a “wee lad” (as opposed to a “we lad”), my OCD for following sports teams would find me on occasion sneaking in an unlocked door, gate or tunnel. Later, with my favorites farther away, my connectivity usually involved long-distance phone calls. Some times a dear friend would take his phone off the hook and put it next to the radio. And remember, there were no unlimited minutes back then.
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PEOPLE POST: Long Beach Needs to ‘Go Big Or Go Home’ With Aquatics Resources
By Reginald Akpata | Hands down Long Beach, we can bring star athletes back to Long Beach so that–like Jessica Hardy–who narrated the enormous lift that seeing US champions in the pool with her gave her, we can give this opportunity to Long Beach hopefuls and offer it at home. We can’t keep tying the hands behind the backs of Long Beach swimmers and call ourselves the “Aquatic Capital of America” while we claim talent that is being fully developed elsewhere!
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Ordinary Folks and Extraordinary Events
Today we reminisce about a couple of baseball people that I have had the pleasure to spend a bit of time with…young star Troy Tulowitzki, one of the biggest sporting donors among 49er alums and journeyman manager Clint Hurdle, Tulo’s skipper at Colorado and now the NL Manager of the Year for his resurrection of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Turning Over A New Napkin With High Hopes For Hoops
Back in August we opened up our fall shipment of napkins, designed to record the high hopes of fall sports, primarily women’s volleyball and soccer. Fast forward to right now and, well, er, ah, we need new napkins.
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Poly Clinches Moore League Title With Big Win Over Millikan
With a 49-6 win over Millikan on Friday night, Poly takes sole possession of 1st place in the Moore League. Cabrillo secured 2nd place and a playoff spot by beating Wilson on Friday. The 3rd playoff spot will be determined next Friday.
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Playing Politics (WVB), Performance (WSOC) and Beach Baseball (BB)
Playing in the post season is often unequal parts of politics and performance. For the high profile (translated big buck BCS schools) their trump card is politics, and that is the problem for Long Beach State.