What Up, Long Beach?!

Episode 116: Interview With Lakewood Football Coach Scott Meyer

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?)

Episode 115: Long Beach All-City Awards Show

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)

Episode 114: Long Beach Football Practice Is Back!

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?)

Episode 113: Long Beach Schools Plan Athletics Return

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

Episode 112: Why Change Long Beach High School Names?

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)

Episode 111: Long Beach High School Transfer Rule Change

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.

Episode 110: Interview With Gatorade Softball Player of the Year Tiare Jennings

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)

Episode 109: Talking Long Beach Education & Mental Health Month

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)

Episode 108: Interviews With Rachel Glenn & Bobby Hauck

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)

Episode 107: Interviews With Dirtbags Adam Seminaris & Jacob Hughey

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