What Up, Long Beach?!: Recent Episodes
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We were at the 2025 Dirtbags Leadoff Dinner last Friday at the Old Ranch Country Club in Seal Beach to celebrate the start of the season and talk to new coach TJ Bruce, his mentor and old coach Mike Weathers, emcee John Rami and PGA Tour golfer John Mallinger who is helping with the Dirtbags Collective.
We caught up with Wilson and St. Anthony coaches and players at the CIF Southern Section Championship Luncheon to talk about playing for titles on Saturday.
The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase has been the official sponsor of football coverage here at The562 and on the podcast we’re talking about how high school football players can take advantage of this opportunity to continue their academic and athletic careers in college.
We’re previewing the five Long Beach high school football games on Friday for Millikan, Long Beach Poly, Lakewood, Wilson and St. Anthony.
There are many rule changes for the NCAA and its member schools that will impact college athletics for years to come. It’s unclear if that makes life easier or harder for mid-major universities without football programs, and that’s what we sat down and talked to Long Beach State athletic director Bobby Smitheran about last week.
We’re breaking down the Long Beach Poly and Millikan football game coming up Friday night by talking about the players and matchups we’re excited to see.
We sit down with Long Beach State men’s basketball guard Ramel Lloyd Jr. and his dad Ramel “Rock” Lloyd Sr.
Ramel Lloyd Jr. transferred in from Nebraska where the 6’6” 210-pound guard sat out last season with a serious knee injury. He is also the son of Ramel “Rock” Lloyd Sr. who was All-Big West for LBSU in 2001. Lloyd Sr. is one of only 10 Beach players to score 600 points in a season, and he ranks eighth in career scoring with 1,527 career points.
We sat down with Long Beach State Athletic Director Bobby Smitheran to talk about NIL collectives, fixing the Walter Pyramid roof and much more.
We sat down with new Long Beach State Dirtbags baseball coach TJ Bruce to talk about his journey back to the Beach before his introductory press conference on Friday.
We sat down with Long Beach State men's basketball coach Chris Acker to talk about building his roster with exciting transfers who have local ties.
We sat down with new Long Beach State Athletic Director Bobby Smitheran and new men’s basketball coach Chris Acker to discuss the basketball program they’re building and everything else going on at the Beach.
We’re talking about Long Beach State men’s basketball improbable run to a Big West Conference Tournament championship and trip to the NCAA Tournament just a week after it was announced that coach Dan Monson and LBSU would be “parting ways” after the season.
We interview former Wilson girls’ basketball coach Erin Carey about stepping down because of bad parents behavior.
We're talking about the top Long Beach High school winter sports teams and storylines with boys' basketball ball (1:30), girls' basketball (13:20), boys' soccer (19:45) and girls' soccer (27:30).
We’re talking about the high school soccer referee strike and how it will chance everything for the CIF Southern Section and the Moore League.
We’re talking about the CIF Southern Section football quarterfinal games for Long Beach Poly and St. Anthony this week.
We’re breaking down the CIF Southern Section playoff openers for the five Long Beach high school football teams to reach the postseason.
On this episode we're talking about how the CIF Southern Section football brackets are decided and trying to figure out which division your favorite school will be in.
This week we’re talking about the behavior of high school and college coaches— from what we’ve seen change to what we think should change.
This week on the show we're talking about how and why the amount of transfers in the CIF Southern Section has been increasing.
We're back and talking about how multiple Long Beach high school football games have been canceled at halftime because of crowd control issues in the stands and around the schools. What can be done about it?
This week on the show JJ, Mike and Tyler are talking about all the history being made at Long Beach Poly this year including a pair of “Hop-Off” wins for the baseball and softball teams on Tuesday.
On this episode we're talking about the Long Beach State athletics department budget and what they're doing to fix it, the recent inclement weather that's changed all of the schedules and much more about our beloved Long Beach sports community.
On this episode we’re talking about the CIF playoff history made by Jordan boys’ basketball, Long Beach Poly boys’ soccer and more.
This week we're talking about the incredible Long Beach basketball, soccer, water polo and wrestling league seasons that just ended.
AND WE’RE BACK! The holiday break is over and we’re returning to Long Beach sports coverage where there’s plenty of underdog teams making some noise.
This week we’re talking about the CIF Southern Section playoff equity system and the changes that might be coming for next season with St. John Bosco and Mater Dei pulling away from the chase pack.
Lakewood is hosting the CIF Southern Section Division 8 Football Championship on Saturday at 7 p.m. and we stopped by practice this week for interview with head coach Justin Utupo (3:00), offensive coordinator Malik Zaire (5:15), defensive coordinator Vince Hernandez (14:30), team captain and defensive lineman Noah Mallon (19:20) and running back/defensive back Zion Smith (22:45).
This week we're stopping by Lakewood to interview coach Justin Utupo and a handful of players before their CIF semifinal on Friday.
This week we’re coming to you live via tape delay from Long Beach Poly football practice as we interview players and coaches after previewing the CIF Southern Section quarterfinals this week for the Jackrabbits, Millikan Rams and Lakewood Lancers.
With Long Beach Poly playing a historic game in Long Beach this week, it’s a perfect time to catch up with our friend Don Wallace who wrote ‘One Great Game’ about the Long Beach Poly and De La Salle game two decades ago.
On Friday, Lakewood is hosting a CIF Football playoff game for the first time in years while Millikan is hitting the road for a postseason opener amidst controversy for its opponent.
Long Beach Poly, Millikan and Lakewood are headed into the CIF Southern Section postseason and we’re breaking down the brackets.
This week we're breaking down what the Moore League playoff picture could look like with a key game between Wilson and Lakewood on Friday. We also debate Long Beach Poly's divisional fate considering the CIF Southern Section CalPreps playoff rankings format.
On this special edition we're talking to Long Beach water polo players and coaches before catching up with the Luke TATSU Johnson Foundation and its fundraising for cancer research.
This week on the show we’re previewing the rivalry football games coming up and talking to Lakewood girls’ volleyball opposite hitter Lala Hall.
This week we’re talking about all of the loose ends after Millikan football forfeit its wins due to an ineligible player.
Here is a recording from our live Instagram question and answer session to promote Long Beach Gives.
This week we’re talking about why Cabrillo football had to forfeit its historic start and what can be done in the future to avoid these mistakes.
This week Mike and JJ are talking about what it takes to be a high school quarterback now and their favorite under appreciated signal callers from all of the Long Beach high schools.
We're talking about how big the Long Beach Poly win at Mission Viejo is and what it means for the program and the CIF Southern Section playoffs.
We’re talking about all of the Long Beach football teams, their expectations and possible surprises in the upcoming 2022 season.
This week we’re talking to CIF Southern Section Commissioner Rob Wigod about the tough decisions he has to make in his last year on the job. We also catch up with local legend Bobby Hauck about what it’s like working at the 49er Summer Camp.
It's media day with Long Beach State women’s soccer and we're talking to junior Elysia Laramie, striker Lena Silano, coach Mauricio Ingrassia, freshman Cherrie Cox and goalkeeper Morgan Houston-Shepherd about the upcoming season.
We’re talking to Lakewood baseball alum Anthony Eyanson about going to UC San Diego, keeping life lessons in perspective and much more. We also discuss The562.org internship program with Long Beach Poly student Heidi Sek.
We interview Jordan High alum and NFL wide receiver John Ross about hosting a youth football camp in Long Beach.
How important is winning and losing in high school sports? What’s it like to go to the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas? How are there so many Long Beach guys at MLB All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles?
It’s time for a new era of ‘What Up, Long Beach?!’ and the local sports community is in charge this time. Find out what that means and spread the word about new sponsorship opportunities at The562.org
Today we’re celebrating the 50th Anniversary for Title IX and talking with Long Beach Poly track and field coach Crystal Irving about a recent award.
Wilson High and Long Beach State alum Tyler Schafer talks to us about growing up as a golfer in Long Beach, losing his dad at a young age much more.
This week we’re joining you from the road as we cover Long Beach high school track and field at the CIF State Meet in Fresno. We also talk to The562.org intern and Long Beach Poly student Nina Fife for her exit interview.
We went to the last Millikan softball practice before the Rams play in their first CIF Southern Section championship game since 2005 and talked to coach Michelle Lehr, pitcher Victoria Byrum, pitcher Ava Schaffel, catcher Cami Lara, center fielder Erica Estrada, third baseman Ari Ramirez and first baseman Katie Knarr.
This week on the show JJ, Mike and Tyler are previewing the CIF Southern Section playoffs for Long Beach high school baseball and softball teams. We'll also interview players and coaches to get you ready for the Long Beach State men's volleyball trip to the NCAA Final Four this week.
This week we’re taking you on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field after the final Moore League baseball doubleheader of the year to talk with the stars for Millikan, Wilson, Lakewood and Long Beach Poly after the Rams won their fourth league title in the last six seasons.
This week on the show we’re talking about how pitchers have been dominating the story lines for Long Beach high school baseball and softball. We also catch up with Cabrillo lacrosse coach Danny Katene Marindin to discuss how the sport is growing locally.
This week we’re taking pit stops all over the downtown race track to talk about what the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach means to this city and talk to driver Simon Pagenaud (a race winner here) as well as Grand Prix Association of Long Beach President and CEO Jim Michaelian.
This week we’re sitting around the table and talking about why Long Beach is a volleyball city.
This week we're coming to you from the press box at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field to show you how we cover Moore League baseball doubleheaders.
This week on the show we’re previewing some Long Beach spring sports, ranking local baseball teams and talking about why heckling has gotten so bad.
We’ve got a huge show to preview the Long Beach State chances of winning the Big West Conference Basketball Tournament in Las Vegas (Henderson) Nevada.
This week on the show we’re talking about the CIF State basketball bracket and how the current system can be improved.
This week on the show we’re looking back on some of the most memorable Long Beach playoff runs we’ve covered over the last 14 years.
00:30 Millikan boys’ basketball 11:00 Wilson boys’ soccer 21:30 Long Beach State Dirtbags 26:30 LBSU men’s basketball 29:10 Super Bowl Security Guard tells his story
We’ve got a big show this week with CIF playoff previews, Long Beach State basketball updates, Super Bowl predictions and an interview with our high school intern Ana Gonzalez.
This week we’re talking about the upcoming CIF Southern Section basketball, soccer and water polo playoffs that start next week.
This week on the show we’re talking about the best basketball teams in the city at Long Beach Poly High and Long Beach State. We also talk to one of our high school student interns Wiley Haga about his experience at The562.org.
This week on the show we’re talking about the labor disputes within the Long Beach Unified School District and the elite local soccer we’ve been covering. We also catch up with our high school student intern Aidan Currie to talk about his experiences on the job.
This week on the show we’re talking about how COVID-19 cancellations will shape the Long Beach high school and college basketball seasons. We also talk about some of the most likely championship teams this year including Long Beach State men’s volleyball, Wilson baseball and more.
Our first episode of 2022 is all about what we want to see happen in Long Beach sports this year.
This week on the show we're counting down the top 10 Long Beach sports moments over the last memorable 12 months.
We're giving you a rundown of Long Beach basketball, soccer, water polo and wrestling as a new season starts with new postseason scenarios.
This week we’re talking about Long Beach Poly football winning a CIF championship and taking on Serra in the CIF State game on Saturday.
03:00 Long Beach Poly wins CIF championship 32:00 Mater Dei Hazing Controversy
This week we’re interviewing players and coaches from the four Long Beach football teams who are playing a CIF Southern Section championship game this weekend.
13:30 Long Beach Poly head coach Stephen Barbee 18:10 Long Beach Poly senior Donovan Poe 19:00 Long Beach Poly senior Jalen Johnson 20:45 Jordan head coach Tim Wedlow 23:00 Jordan senior Jeremie McGurn 25:30 Jordan Principal Keisha Irving 27:00 Compton head coach Calvin Bryant 30:30 Compton senior Aava Lilmaiava 32:30 St. Anthony head coach Raul Lara
This week we’re talking about the familiar and historic things we’ve noticed this month while covering CIF Southern Section playoffs.
03:00 Long Beach boys’ water polo in CIF semifinals 09:30 CIF crowds smaller than usual 19:00 CIF football previews
This week we’re breaking down the favorable draws for five Long Beach high school football teams in the CIF Southern Section playoffs.
This week we’re talking about the upcoming CIF football and boys’ water polo bracket that will be released this weekend. We also catch up with Millikan’s Jordan Sanders and Wilson’s Bobby Hauck to talk about their dedication to their football programs before they do the ceremonial coin toss on Friday night.
28:00 Interview with Millikan’s Jordan Sanders and Wilson’s Bobby Hauck
This week we’re talking about the upcoming CIF girls’ volleyball playoffs, the student-run Long Beach Green Schools Campaign, the Millikan student section at football games and more.
This week we’re talking about how the CIF and CalPreps are deciding where to rank high school football teams for the playoffs this season.
02:00 Reaction to shooting near Millikan HS 29:30 Long Beach high school football update
This week we’re checking in with the Long Beach high school football teams and giving them midseason report cards before the Moore League season starts on Friday night.
This week we’re checking on all of the Long Beach high school football teams in relation to their offseason expectations.
05:00 Girls’ volleyball & Boys’ Water Polo seasons start 12:03 LBCC Football 24:00 Are Long Beach football teams going forward or backward?
This week on the show we’re previewing all of the Long Beach high school football games including the big one as Long Beach Poly renews its nonleague rivalry with Serra.
This week we’re recording the show late after the return of Long Beach high school football and we're talking about how much this season means to the community. But will it last?
Is Long Beach Poly back to its former glory? Can Millikan challenge the Jackrabbits and make a CIF playoff run? Will new but familiar coaches at Wilson and Lakewood be perfect fits? We answer those questions and more this week on the show as we discuss everything about Long Beach high school football as the season approaches.
On this episode we're talking about how Long Beach has been a consistent presence at the Summer Olympics. (Pictured: Five-time Olympian Tony Azevedo)
The second half of our annual All-City awards show for Long Beach high school sports includes superlative honors for teams of the year, games of the year, comeback of the year and much more.
This week on the show we’re talking about all of the Long Beach high school student athletes we picked as our Athletes of the Year in each sport.
This week on the show we’re talking about the incredible tradition of Long Beach in Major League Baseball and we catch up with Lakewood football coach Justin Utupo (15:00)
This week on the show we're closing the book and talking about the roller coaster of a Long Beach sports year that has taught us so much.
This week we're talking to CIF Southern Section Commissioner Rob Wigod about how he navigated the last few busy months and how the plan is "returning to normal" for the upcoming athletic year.
This week on the show we’re talking to athletes and coaches from some of the most successful Long Beach teams this month.
02:00 Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball wins CIF 21:00 Wilson and Poly make CIF Track & Field history 38:00 Millikan baseball hosting CIF Championship at Bohl Dimond at Blair Field
This week on the show we’re talking about how different it is to see Long Beach teams hosting CIF Southern Section championships at home.
02:00 Covering CIF Championships At Home 16:30 Wilson boy’s volleyball wins CIF Championship 24:00 Millikan wrestling hosts CIF Championship 29:00 Millikan baseball winning more playoff games 31:45 Signing Day celebrations
This week on the show we’re talking about a bunch of CIF playoff wins for Long Beach high school teams.
02:00 The best things we’ve seen this week (Rose Cano strikes out 18, picturesque Fromhold Field, Little League walk off) 12:30 Track & Field league championships 17:00 Wilson boys’ volleyball hosting CIF Championship 21:30 Lakewood baseball playoff win 23:00 Millikan baseball playoff win 26:00 Millikan wrestling 30:00 Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball
This week on the show we’re talking about championships all over the city from the swimming pool to the baseball diamond and beyond.
02:00 The best things we’ve seen this week 14:00 Long Beach Poly baseball wins back-to-back league titles 25:00 Moore League swimming making history 36:30 Millikan boys’ tennis hosting CIF championship 39:15 St. Anthony boys’ basketball back in “The Pit”
This week on the show we’re talking about how incredibly amazing Long Beach high school baseball has been this season before catching up with stars and coaches from around the city.
02:00 The best things we’ve seen this week 07:00 Wilson football hires new/old coach Scott Meyer 18:00 Millikan baseball pitcher Myles Patton 20:30 LB Poly baseball closing in on league title 25:00 Wilson boys’ volleyball is undefeated 29:30 Millikan softball wins Moore League 33:00 Long Beach State softball wins Big West Conference title 36:50 LBSU Dirtbags are getting hot
This week on the show we’re talking about how Millikan makes the Moore League better, what happened to St. Anthony track stars Asjah Atkinson and London Lee after their Arcadia Invitational performances were disqualified due to a rules violation and much more.
02:00 The best thing we’ve seen this week 07:00 St. Anthony track & field stars controversial disqualification 25:00 Millikan girls’ soccer gets playoff revenge 32:00 Millikan boys’ tennis champion Andy Nguyen 38:00 St. Anthony boys’ basketball best in the LBC 41:30 Millikan softball catcher Lily Romero
This week on the show we’re talking about all of the crazy results in local high school baseball, soccer and basketball that have us counting unanswerable questions as CIF playoffs approach.
02:00 Moore League soccer dramatic finale 07:20 Local baseball standings shakeup 09:00 High School basketball upset 17:00 Wilson third baseman DJ Erkman 18:40 Wilson baseball coach Andy Hall 22:00 Lakewood shortstop Diego Gutierrez 24:15 Wilson tennis champion Maddie Tadd
This week on the show we’re updating news about Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, talking about all of the surprises coming from Long Beach high school baseball and finding out why the Millikan girls’ teams had a fantastic week.
13:00 Surprises of Moore League baseball 20:00 Long Beach Poly baseball interview 22:15 Millikan girls’ soccer interview 31:00 Millikan softball interview
This week on the show we’re wrapping up the strange but important Long Beach football Spring season, talking to Mark Ziegenhagen about stepping down as Wilson football coach and catching up with the swimmers at the Long Beach Poly and Wilson meet last weekend.
01:00 Farewell to Long Beach football Spring season with player interviews 17:00 Interview with Mark Ziegenhagen 32:30 Moore League swimming
This week on the show we’re running around town to give you the wide world of Long Beach sports.
02:00 CIF playoffs are coming back! 17:45 Lakewood baseball coach Spud O’Neil gets 900 wins 24:45 Long Beach Poly girls’ soccer beats Wilson with top skill 30:45 Lakewood softball and pitcher Laci Berecochea gets revenge 33:20 Long Beach Poly basketball star and McDonald’s All-American Peyton Watson talks about playing again 40:00 Long Beach Wilson girls’ basketball gets lift from senior and CIF champion Ashley Hawkins
This week on the show we answer some important questions in an “off the book” episode like which high school sports previews are we working on, whether or not track and field is a team sport, why amateur athletes should be encouraged to celebrate and much more.
This week on the show we’re updating you on everything happening with the return of indoor sports and we talk to LBUSD student Vincent Guardabascio about returning to the classroom.
02:00 High school indoor sports are coming back 11:00 Interview with LBUSD student Vincent Guardabascio 32:30 NFL adds more games to regular season, and we’re sick of it all
This week on the show we’re updating the high school football schedule after a positive COVID-19 test at Long Beach Poly. We also talk to Jordan High alum and New York Giants wide receiver John Ross about getting healthy, being a dad and much more.
02:00 High School football update 16:00 Interview with John Ross
This week on the show we talk to Lakewood football coach Scott Meyer about his team forfeiting its first scheduled game and building a program to challenge Long Beach Poly.
09:00 Interview with Lakewood football coach Scott Meyer 29:00 March Madness “How to pick, not who to pick”
This week on the show we catch up with Millikan football coach Romeo Pellum to talk about opening the season on Friday against Los Alamitos and why the Griffins don’t want any Millikan parents at the game.
This week on the show we discuss the latest news from the California Department of Public Health and what it’s going to take to get local high school sports up and running this month.
10:30 Interview with Cabrillo baseball coach Phillip Berman 20:00 Interview with USC Football beat writer Chris Trevino
This week on the show we’re talking to CIF Southern Section Commissioner Rob Wigod about the latest California Department of Public Health guidelines to clear the way for football, baseball, softball, soccer, water polo, cheerleading, and other outdoor high school sports to return.
01:00 Breaking News 09:30 Interview with Rob Wigod
This week on the show we’re talking to Wilson High cross country, soccer and track coach C.J. Brewer about getting his runners back in action this week and how every student-athlete deals with COVID-19 differently.
01:00 We covered high school sports this week! 11:30 Interview with Wilson coach C.J. Brewer 48:00 Which professional sport would you play?
This week on the show we’re talking to Long Beach State Dirtbags coach Eric Valenzuela about how he’s preparing his team for the 2012 Big West Conference schedule that was released this week and starts in about a month.
01:00 We’ve got good news! 07:30 Interview with LBSU Dirtbags coach Eric Valenzuela 30:00 NFL Reactions & Predictions
On this episode we're taking you behind the scenes at The562.org to celebrate three years of community funded coverage in Long Beach.
This week on the show we’re reporting some good news and talking to Long Beach Poly football coach Stephen Barbee about how he’s communicating with his players during these strange times.
01:00 We’ve got good news! 12:00 Interview with LB Poly Football Coach Stephen Barbee 25:00 Local 17-year-old professional soccer player 30:30 Green Schools Campaign 32:30 Local senior citizens getting vaccines
This week on the show we’re talking to CIF Southern Section commissioner Rob Wigod about the decision to cancel the championship seasons for football, girls’ volleyball, cross country, and water polo.
01:00 What’s the news from the CIF Southern Section? 06:00 Interview with Rob Wigod 40:00 NFL Playoff Predictions
This week on the show we’re talking about how the Long Beach State basketball programs are overcoming unique obstacles this season. We also catch up with junior guard Justina King who explains why the Beach is 6-0 in the Big West Conference.
01:00 What’s new with Long Beach State basketball? 06:30 Interview with LBSU junior Justina King 33:00 NFL Playoff Predictions
This week on the show we’re talking about how and why club football is giving Long Beach student-athletes an opportunity to participate. We also catch up with Cabrillo High soccer coach Pat Noyes to talk about how his players are doing, and finally we give you our NFL playoff predictions.
01:00 Club football is here, now what? 27:00 Interview with Cabrillo soccer coach Pat Noyes 48:20 NFL Playoff Predictions
We're happily saying goodbye to 2020 by taking a look back at some of our best interviews of the last year with Long Beach Poly football coach Stephen Barbee, basketball star Peyton Watson, Wilson track and field star Rachel Glenn, Softball Gatorade State Player of The Year Tiare Jennings, Long Beach State athletic director Andy Fee, CIF Southern Section commissioner Rob Wigod, LBSU basketball coach Dan Monson, and much more.
This week on the show we’re talking about Long Beach interests in professional sports. First we breakdown the most important story lines for Long Beach representatives in the NFL, and then we give some NBA predictions for local teams.
01:00 LB In NFL 26:00 What do you expect from this NBA season?
This week on the show we’re breaking down what the new tier system of sports safety means for California high school sports. We also catch up with Compton native Crystal Hogan who is one of only a few female referees to have worked NCAA men’s basketball games.
01:30 What do the California sports tiers mean? 25:30 Interview with NCAA referee Crystal Hogan 37:30 Most embarrassing sports moments
This week on the show we’re talking to Long Beach State men’s basketball star Isaiah Washington about how he got famous with Jelly Fam and what it was like making his Walter Pyramid debut in front of empty stands last weekend.
01:00 We Covered A Basketball Game! 15:00 Interview With Isaiah Washington 29:30 Long Beach Health Department Breaks From Los Angeles County On Golf Course Protocol 39:00 Breaking News For LBCC Football, Basketball, Soccer
We’re covering a lot of ground on this episode as we interview Long Beach Poly track and field star Jade McDonald about her college choice and what the recruiting trail (or lack there of) was like. We’ll also discuss how Compton High basketball is trying to help stop recent gun violence, how the CIF schedule has changed everything and how Long Beach State men’s basketball got stood-up just hours before it’s scheduled season opener at UCLA.
02:00 Violence & Death Surrounding Compton Basketball 15:00 Interview With Jade McDonald 26:00 Transparency In Sports Information
This week on the show we’re talking to Jordan High teacher Shar Higa about how the virtual classroom has changed her job and what she’s doing to stay connected to her students.
01:00 Interview With LBUSD Teacher Shar Higa 26:00 Violence & Death Surrounding Compton Basketball 39:30 Thank You Lists
This week on the show we talk to Wilson High and Long Beach State alum Torey Edwards about how he left the game of golf a decade ago but has worked his way back to being the SCGA Amateur Golfer of The Year.
01:00 Long Beach Sports Signing Day 09:00 Interview With Long Beach Golfer Torey Edwards 21:30 Long Beach State Basketball Coming Back
This week on the show we talk to Lakewood High School alum and MLB Silver Slugger Travis d’Arnaud about how he overcame a bunch of injuries and trades to become one of the best catchers in the world.
02:00 Long Beach Sports Getting COVID Fatigue 10:00 Interview With MLB Silver Slugger Travis d’Arnaud 25:00 Long Beach Poly Ranked No. 1 By MaxPreps
This week on the show JJ, Mike and Tyler talk to Long Beach Poly High School athletic director Rob Shock about how the Jackrabbits are feeling during the shutdown and what needs to happen to get back to competition.
01:00 Long Beach election results 04:00 Interview With Long Beach Poly High’s Rob Shock 30:00 Are you watching the NFL?
On this special episode we talk to Lakewood High alum and Long Beach native J.P. Crawford less than 24 hours after he won the American League Gold Glove at shortstop with the Seattle Mariners.
On this special episode we talk to Wilson High alum Chase De Jong about his incredible and inspiring journey back into Major League Baseball where he was in the Houston Astros bullpen for the epic American League Championship Series this year.
This week on the show JJ, Mike and Tyler break down the emotional and historic Los Angeles Dodgers World Series win on Tuesday night. They’ll also catch up with Long Beach City College football coach Brett Peabody to discuss why junior college football isn’t coming back quickly and concerns about his players' future.
01:00 How did the Dodgers finally win the World Series? 26:00 Interview With Long Beach City College Football Coach Brett Peabody
This week on the show JJ, Mike and Tyler tackle the issues with sportsmanship in both amateur and professional sports. They’re also talking to Lakewood High athletic director and girls’ volleyball coach Mike Wadley about how his job has changed, what needs to happen to bring prep sports back, and much more.
01:00 Is Sportsmanship Dead? 11:45 Interview With Lakewood High’s Mike Wadley 33:50 Long Beach Football Schedules
This week on the show JJ, Mike and Tyler are talking to legendary basketball coach Paul Westhead and reminisce about great Los Angeles Lakers teams of the past. Westhead coached the Lakers to the 1980 NBA Championship and revolutionized the game with his up-tempo style.
This week we have an extended conversation with local volleyball coach Carlos Briceno. As a player he won the Bronze Medal with Team USA at the Barcelona Olympics, and as a coach he’s led some really good teams at Mizuno and Wilson for more than a decade. We're talking to him about everything from the clashing schedules in prep volleyball to what kind of parent involvement is good parent involvement.
This week on the show JJ, Mike and Tyler are talking to a second grader from the Long Beach Unified School District about what's life like as a virtual student. This episode also includes an update on everything happening to the local schools this week.
01:00 Interview With LBUSD Student Vincent Guardabascio 19:30 Breaking News From Long Beach Schools & Businesses 29:20 Long Beach Gives 30:30 Choose One: Lakers or Dodgers Championship?
This week on the show JJ, Mike and Tyler are looking at the restart of Long Beach youth sports from all angles. They’ll also recount the few epic youth sports moments of their own lives, update the latest news stories and much more.
01:00 Is It Safe For Youth Sports To Return? 08:30 Top 10 Long Beach Youth Sports Teams Of The Decade 17:45 Breaking News From Long Beach Schools & Businesses 21:30 Long Beach Gives
On this episode we’re talking about Long Beach State’s plan to bring outdoor basketball practice back to campus Oct. 1 and how the local football players are dealing with the start/stop nature of this year. We’ll also listen to Mike revel in the LA Clippers unceremonious exit from the NBA Playoffs.
02:00 Long Beach State Basketball Returning Oct. 1 14:00 Interview with St. Anthony High Football Coach Mario Morales 30:00 Speech & Debate: Clippers Choke
On this episode we’re talking about how different the world is without high school football and breaking down the Long Beach Poly schedule that starts in January. We’ll also play some of our interviews with local professional boxer Ashton Sylve (who won his debut last month), his father/trainer Ivan (who owns Jackrabbit Gym) and his uncle Willie McGinest (who is a local NFL legend).
01:00 We really miss high school football! 29:00 Interview with boxer Ashton Sylve, father/trainer Ivan Sylve, uncle Willie McGinest 23:30 Speech & Debate: Lakers & Halftime Adjustments
On this episode we’re talking about what it’s like to be a teacher and a parent as the Long Beach School District starts the digital school year. We also catch up with Long Beach Poly junior outside hitter/setter Adonia Yandall Faumuina after her verbal commitment to USC that she announced at The562.org
02:00 We’ve Got Good News! 07:30 Interview with Jordan High teacher Shar Higa 29:00 Interview with volleyball star Adonia Yandall Faumuina 42:30 Speech & Debate: Verzuz Battle
On this episode we’re talking about how Long Beach State basketball players are back in the city but keeping to themselves in preparation for a possible return to the court this year.
02:00 We’ve Got Good News! 11:00 Interview with Long Beach State Athletic Director Andy Fee 48:00 Speech & Debate: Fantasy Sports & Betting 53:30 NBA protests
On this episode we’re talking about the Long Beach Unified School District avoiding a teachers strike, the new Cal State Long Beach mascot, the trip we took to the 2012 London Olympics, the Los Angeles Lakers playoff opener and much more.
01:30 Interview With Jordan High Teacher Shar Higa 17:00 Cal State Long Beach Sharks? 31:00 How We Covered Long Beach At London Olympics 41:00 Speech & Debate: Unwritten Rules Of Sports 50:00 Los Angeles Lakers: Freakout Or Nah?
On this episode we’re talking to Long Beach PONY president Ken Jakemer and baseball dad Dan DeCarlo about the challenges of starting youth baseball practice again after the COVID-19 closures.
01:00 We’ve Got Good News! 08:30 Long Beach PONY & Youth Sports Update 26:00 Speech & Debate: Camping
On this episode we’re talking to Long Beach State men’s basketball coach Dan Monson about his family dealing with his daughter having COVID-19, his favorite memories from the 2012 NCAA Tournament, how LBSU will return to practice this year and much more.
01:00 We’ve Got Good News! 09:00 Long Beach State’s Dan Monson 40:00 Speech & Debate: Favorite Streaming Service
On this episode we’re talking to Long Beach Poly star basketball player Peyton Watson about his recent commitment to UCLA.
09:00 Long Beach Poly’s Peyton Watson 25:00 Speech & Debate: The Best Sports Road Trip
On this episode we’re talking to CIF Southern Section Commissioner and Long Beach native Rob Wigod about the response to California high school sports moving to January.
13:00 CIF-SS Commissioner Rob Wigod 44:00 Speech & Debate: Asterisk* on MLB/NBA seasons?
On this emergency breaking news podcast JJ, Mike and Tyler are breaking down the CIF State and CIF Southern Section decisions regarding the postponement of high school athletics in California.
This week on the podcast we’re updating you on everything going on with the Long Beach Unified School District, giving you our ideas for how to restart local sports and talking to Lakewood HS football coach Scott Meyer about his team waiting to come back for practice.
15:00 Interview With Lakewood Football Coach Scott Meyer 37:30 Speech & Debate (What would you sell in the NBA bubble?)
This week on the podcast we’ve dressed up and we're virtually handing out our annual Long Beach All-City awards despite the COVID-19 shutdown because these kids deserve it!
01:00 UPDATE: Football Practice Is Back, And Then Cancelled 08:30 All-City Top 10 Moments Of 2019-20 Athletic Year 20:00 All-City Athletes Of The Year 45:30 Superlatives (Multipart Athletes Of The Year, Spirit Of Long Beach, Comeback Of The Year, Freshman Of The Year, Coaches Of The Year, Drive Of The Year and more)
This week on the podcast we’re talking to Wilson football coach Mark Ziegenhagen about returning to the practice field this week under new restrictions. We also catch up with Long Beach State athletics director Andy Fee to find out why the Los Angeles Angels are using Bohl Diamond at Blair Field and what it’s going to take to have a fall athletics schedule.
09:20 Wilson High School Football Coach Mark Ziegenhagen 22:30 Long Beach State Athletics Director Andy Fee 54:00 Speech & Debate (Which pro sport do you want back most?)
This week on the podcast we’re talking about all of the Long Beach schools moving into position for the return of athletics on campus. Millikan athletics director Kevin Marchael joins us to talk about what’s going on with the Rams.
10:30 Millikan High School boys' athletics director Kevin Marchael
32:45 Sports ranked by difficulty
This week on the podcast we’re joined by a few guests to discuss Long Beach high school name changes, old school football championships and what’s new with the Long Beach State Dirtbags.
01:00 The562.org’s own Tyler Hendrickson talks about our classic look back at the 2012 Long Beach Poly football championship.
05:00 Jordan High teacher Shar Higa joins us to talk about the recent petitions to change Long Beach high school names.
20:00 Long Beach State Dirtbags coach Eric Valenzuela stops by to talk about his players being selected in the MLB Draft.
41:30 Recommendations (Succession, Pete Davidson & Love Island)
This week on the podcast we’re updating you on the latest news for Long Beach schools before talking about the high school transfer rule change that will boost local athletics.
This week on the podcast we’re talking to Gatorade California Softball Player of the Year Tiare Jennings about missing her senior season at St. Anthony and preparing for her bright future at Oklahoma.
07:50 Interview with Gatorade Softball Player of the Year Tiare Jennings
29:00 Recommendations (Seberg & Space Force)
This week on the podcast is “Education Week” as we talk to Jordan High School teacher Shar Higa about what it’s been like adjusting to teaching online and delivering senior signs. We also catch up with Talese Fernbach for another “Mental Note” segment in celebration of May being Mental Health Month.
03:30 Interview With Shar Higa (Jordan High School)
21:00 “Mental Note” With Talese Fernbach (Inner Mind Fitness)
This week on "What Up, Long Beach?!" we’re updating you on the latest budget news for Long Beach schools before interviewing Wilson HS track star Rachel Glenn about missing her much anticipated senior season. We also catch up with local running legend Bobby Hauck.
12:00 Interview With Bobby Hauck
19:10 Interview With Rachel Glenn
34:00 Recommendations (Cartoons & Horror)
This week on the podcast we’re updating you on the latest COVID-19 news for Long Beach sports and schools (is no news good news?) before interviewing Long Beach State Dirtbags Adam Seminaris and Jacob Hughey about their unpredictable future. We also talk to Hughey about believing in the existence of aliens, and why the way Seminaris’ girlfriend eats drives him crazy. Why? Because we’ve got the time.
15:45 Interview With Long Beach State Dirtbag Jacob Hughey
27:15 Interview With Long Beach State Dirtbag Adam Seminaris
38:20 Our favorite moments from Last Dance documentary
This week on the podcast we’re updating you on the latest COVID-19 news for Long Beach sports and schools (change is coming!) before interviewing Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball star Peyton Watson. The junior talks about learning from Last Dance and being recruited as one of the best players in his class.
15:30 Interview With Long Beach Poly Basketball Star Peyton Watson
38:30 Quarantine Recommendations
This week on the podcast Mike and JJ talk to the baseball player brothers Tai and Ricky Tiedemann. Tai also played football at Long Beach Poly, and is currently a minor league baseball player. Ricky is a senior at Lakewood and is about to get drafted.
08:30 Interview With The Brothers Tiedemann
28:00 Quarantine Recommendations (Last Dance)
This week on the podcast Mike and JJ talk to Long Beach State Athletics Director Andy Fee and soccer coach Mauricio Ingrassia about how the Beach is adjusting to all of the recent NCAA proposals and changes.
03:30 Interview With Long Beach State Athletics Director Andy Fee
07:00 Interview With Long Beach Soccer Coach Mauricio Ingrassia
24:30 Quarantine Recommendations
We talked to CIF Southern Section commissioner Rob Wigod about how high school sports will be restarted and what that will look like.
01:00 “The 562 Classic” Is Back with 2012 Long Beach Poly Football vs. St. John Bosco
06:00 Interview With CIF Southern Section Commissioner Rob Wigod
44:20 Quarantine Recommendations
Are you missing sports like we are? We’ve decided to go back and re-record some of our favorite Long Beach highlight videos we’ve produced over the last 12 years. This week we’re starting with the 2012 Moore League baseball showdown between Lakewood’s Shane Watson and Wilson’s Chase De Jong.
00:00 Announcing “The 562 Classics” Video Highlights Series
07:00 Interview With Wilson alum Chase De Jong
28:15 Good News From Positive Columns
34:00 Quarantine Activity Recommendations
This week we’re are talking to Long Beach Poly football coach Stephen Barbee about the Jackrabbits, and to Long Beach State athletics director Andy Fee about breaking news from the NCAA.
01:00 California Schools Closing For The Year?
09:30 Long Beach Poly football coach Stephen Barbee
40:30 NCAA news and interview with LBSU’s Andy Fee
This week we're talking about The562.org hosting a video game tournament for Long Beach high school students.
04:45 ESports Kids Trained For Quarantine Survival
07:00 Juju Smith Schuster & John Ross Playing Video Games
13:00 More ESports Tournaments
13:50 Preview For “Smash Bros. Tourney”
14:00 Interview With Tournament Organizer Drew Helms
28:00 News From LBUSD & NCAA
This week on the show we're updating all of the latest news from the Long Beach Unified School District, the CIF State office, the Long Beach State Athletics Department and more.
This week on the show we're updating the latest information on how Long Beach sports is dealing with Coronavirus by cancellation, postponement, new rules and more.
This week on the show we’re wrapping up Long Beach basketball season by talking about our favorite championship games. We’ll also catch up with some Wilson softball players after their upset win at Lakewood.
03:45 Question O’ The Week: Are the Dirtbags really this good?
12:00 Athletes O’ The Week
16:50 Quote O’ The Week: Wilson Softball Wins Moore League Opener
20:40 Games O’ The Week: The End Of CIF Basketball Season
24:15 List O’ The Week: Favorite Championship Basketball Games
38:25 Lakers/Clippers Updates
45:05 Recommendations (“imfranksivero” and “Science Vs.”)
This week on the show we’re talking about how good Long Beach baseball could be this season, previewing the Wilson girls’ basketball championship game and much more!
01:30 Question O’ The Week: Is Long Beach baseball elite again?
10:50 Athletes O’ The Week
14:50 Game O’ The Week: Wilson Girls’ Basketball CIF Championship
20:55 Quote O’ The Week: Long Beach State Dirtbags Postgame
26:20 List O’ The Week: Favorite Bohl Diamond At Blair Field Memories
38:00 Lakers/Clippers Updates
45:45 Recommendations (Mammal Hands & Sonic The Hedgehog)
This week on the show we’re talking CIF playoffs, defining cheating in sports, running down our favorite postseason road trips and much more.
01:45 Question O’ The Week: Who is still alive in the CIF playoffs?
06:00 Athletes O’ The Week
13:00 Game O’ The Week: St. Anthony Boys’ Basketball vs. St. John Bosco on Friday
17:05 Quote O’ The Week: Long Beach Poly Softball Sportsmanship
19:40 List O’ The Week: Favorite Winter Playoff Road Trips
25:50 “Mental Note” with Talese Fernbach of Inner Mind Fitness
35:30 Cheating: The Difference Between Astros/Man City
45:05 Recommendations (Tame Impala)