High school football players from Long Beach and beyond partake in the family atmosphere and elite-level fitness training at Fitness Impact, which keeps young, promising athletes in shape during the summer months.
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FIVB Grand Slam & ASICS Volleyball World Series Seeks Volunteers
For anyone 14 or older and interested in volleyball, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Grand Slam/ASICS World Series is inviting the public to volunteer during the tournament to not only work on the courts but also have the chance to watch what is to be the largest volleyball event in the nation.
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Another Mid-Summer’s Unfolding of the 49er Napkin with Lots of Names, Notes and Quotes
Not unexpectedly and, in many ways quite naturally, it is that time of the summer for a catch up version of Notes on My Napkin.
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LBSU’s James Ennis to Suit Up for World Champion Miami Heat
James Ennis became the first Long Beach State basketball player taken in the National Basketball Association’s annual draft in 15 years when he was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2nd round.
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Welcome Back to 1975 When the Beach was the Proud Underdog of the Wild West
1975 called and wants its gutty little 49ers back. You could sneak up on anybody and no one dared put a bull’s eye on your back. So with that stage set, let me begin by unfolding a long overdue napkin full of Niner Notes and Quotes.
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After Earning All-American, Local Gymnast Eyes 2016 Olympic Team
Adrian de los Angeles is a name in the gymnastics world that you may soon become very familiar with. This budding star, born and raised in Long Beach, finished his sophomore year at the University of Michigan and is stepping up his training with his sights set on representing the country in Rio at the 2016 Olympics.
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High Seas, Gale-Force Winds Thwart Angela Madsen’s First SoloTrans-Pacific Row
Unrelenting rough conditions off the northern California coast brought an early end to Angela Madsen’s trans-Pacific rowing attempt this week.
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Public Invited to Register for Tournament Alongside ASICS World Series
The ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball, to take place in Long Beach this upcoming July, has invited non-professional players such as community teams to register in order play side-by-side within the Grand Slam tournament itself.
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Paraplegic Olympian to Begin Solo Trans-Pacific Row on Saturday
What kind of courage, toughness, and drive is required to row 2200 miles across the Pacific Ocean, all by yourself? Long Beach ocean rowing legend Angela Madsen is about to find out.
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Picks and Pans as We Empty the Dust Plus Inbox
It is time for our Picks and Pans edition of Diamond Dust, sort of like Notes on the Napkins with more opinions than usual (maybe more than necessary.) Picks are things we like and Pans are, well, think of a movie critic.