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Nov 7, 2018
4 min

A Beginner’s Guide to Lawn Bowling

Have you ever thought about trying out lawn bowling? Now is the time! You can have three lessons – FREE! – just mention LB 908. You’ve probably driven down Park Avenue towards Wilson High School, seen activity in the park across from the golf course, and wondered, “What are they are doing?” Or, you might have noticed people playing lawn bowling and wondered, “What is that like?” Now, you have the opportunity to find out and experience it first hand with three FREE LESSONS. He

Oct 5, 2018
3 min

Gambling Gamechangers Week 8

908 Sports has all the information for your high school football betting needs. ***No this is not real gambling so please do not report to councilwoman Suzie Price*** Poly (-14) vs. Compton So Compton CAN lose. I didn’t think I’d ever see the day. The Tarbabes went down in a heartbreaker on a last minute touchdown last week against Millikan. But I’m putting Compton officially on the NOT WORRIED list. They proved they can run the football on anybody and that goes a long way wh

Oct 2, 2018
1 min

Shoot Your Shot: Millikan's Jayden Davis Cuts the Generation Gap

Here are some highlights from our hilarious interview with Millikan stud football player Jayden Davis! Haven't seen him play? You should. Great player, better kid. #shootyourshot #longbeachsports #sports #908sports

Sep 27, 2018
4 min

Gambling Gamechangers Week 7

908 Sports has all the information for your high school football betting needs. ***No this is not real gambling so please do not report to councilwoman Suzie Price*** Compton (-6.5) vs. Millikan The Compton Tarbabes are tied for the best winning percentage in the entire country at 5-0 and they made it look easy. This looks like the Compton of old when James McConico and Roger Jones were running the football about a decade ago. New names this year, same great athletes. Folks,

Sep 21, 2018
1 min

Shoot Your Shot: RIP Prospector Pete

Long Beach State has decided to do away with the historic 49er mascot Prospector Pete in the biggest mascot massacre of all-time. He will be missed by every Long Beach State athletics fan in the 908. Rest In Peace Prospector #shootyourshot #longbeachsports #prospectorpete #sports

Sep 20, 2018
4 min

Gambling Gamechangers Rivalry Week

908 Sports has all the information for your high school football betting needs. ***No this is not real gambling so please do not report to councilwoman Suzie Price*** Wilson vs. Poly (-13.5) It’s the battle between the two most recent Moore League champions. Poly won in 2016/2017, and Wilson was the Moore League champ in 2015. Spot the lie. Something’s gotta give. The Poly defense rolled (again) last week against Millikan in one of the ugliest games of all time. The Jackrabbi

Apr 6, 2018
1 min

Shoot Your Shot with Alden Darby at Straw Hat Pizza

HAPPY MASTER’S WEEK! We sat down with former Millikan football star and Grey Cup champion Alden Darby to talk about his professional football career thus far and how it compares to beating Poly (not to brag) in 2009 (7:44-34:17). In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked about former Long Beach State basketball stud Casper Ware and his success playing overseas (2:54-5:30). We debut our newest segment ‘Actors and their Movies’ (37:44-43:56). As always we ended the show with the 908 At

Apr 5, 2018
1 min

Shoot Your Shot with Rahshaun Haylock

HAPPY MARCH STILL! We sat down with Fox Sports reporter Rahshaun Haylock at 49er Tavern to talk about Big West basketball and his career so far (8:32-46:23). In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked about Long Beach State and Moore League baseball (2:34-6:50). We debate some of the hottest topics in society in 'Shoot Yours Hot Topic' (48:55-56:35). As always we ended the show with the 908 Athlete of the Week. This week is Long Beach State Dirtbag Clayton Andrews (56:36-57:42). Shoot

Mar 23, 2018
1 min

Shoot Your Shot with Ron Keester at Avenue 3 Pizza

HAPPY MARCH STILL! We sat down with Millikan head baseball coach Ron Keester at Avenue 3 to talk about his squad this season and what the Moore League is looking like this year (11:56-42:40). 'Shoot Your Shot' is the official podcast of the countdown to the 2028 Olympics in LA. We share what we're looking forward to most (1:28-6:58). In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked about Wilson's brand new facilities and the Jaguars releasing Marcedes Lewis (6:59-9:41). We talk about what's

Mar 16, 2018
1 min

Shoot Your Shot with Rob Shock at Naples Rib Co.

HAPPY MARCH STILL! We sat down with Long Beach Poly High School athletic director Rob Shock at Naples Rib Company to talk about the unbelievable history of Poly athletics (8:36-41:10). Moore League baseball snuck up on us in 'Iron Sharpens Iron' (4:43-7:19). We talk about about some of the hottest topics in society today in 'Shoot Yours Hot Topic (48:41-54:11). As always we ended the show with the 908 Athlete of the Week. This week is Providence guard Kyron Cartwright (54:31-

Mar 9, 2018
6 min

Shoot Your Shot with Joel Bitonio at On the Rocks Bar & Grill (PODCAST)

HAPPY MARCH! We sat down with Cleveland Browns offensive lineman and former Wilson standout Joel Bitonio at On The Rocks to talk about his career so far and what it takes to be one of the best players in the world at his position (15:14-49:41). Since March is the greatest month in history, we ranked the months in order from best to worst (3:44-8:10). In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked about Long Beach State basketball and its 1,000th win in program history and broke down our c

Mar 2, 2018
6 min

Shoot Your Shot with Dan Gooch at The Annex

We sat down with Long Beach Century Club member and sports history buff Dan Gooch at the Annex to chat about the sports figures of Long Beach’s past (13:39-52:53). In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked the Wilson girls’ water polo CIF-SS championship and Long Beach State’s 22nd ranked softball team (3:21-8:40). Hipster clothes and people in elevators have been pissing us off lately in 'Grind My Gears' (8:45-12:55). Our newest segment ‘Fun Facts’ taught us some cool things about o

Feb 23, 2018
7 min

Shoot Your Shot with Seattle Mariners Pitcher Chase De Jong (PODCAST, Q&A, & VIDEO)

Seattle Mariners Pitcher Chase De Jong We gave former Wilson Bruin and current Seattle Mariners pitcher Chase De Jong a call in the Long Beach 908 studio. We asked him about life in the minor leagues and what it was like making his MLB debut against the Houston Astros (11:09-38:21). In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked about CIF-SS playoff basketball where both Poly and St. Anthony advanced to the semifinals (2:29-6:02). We shared some of the things that were bothering us this w

Feb 20, 2018
1 min

908 Athlete of the Week: Long Beach State Women's Softball Pitcher, Cielo Meza

Long Beach State women’s softball sophomore pitcher, Cielo Meza, threw seven strong innings earning the win in the opening game of the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge beating Louisiana Tech 2-1 on Thursday. The Fillmore, Calif. native only gave up two hits and one run with 12 strikeouts over her seven innings of work. Meza took the mound on Friday against James Madison where she threw eight innings of two run ball with nine strike outs to lead LBSU to a 4-2 victory. LBSU dr

Feb 15, 2018
5 min

Shoot Your Shot with Long Beach State Dirtbags coach Troy Buckley at EJ Malloy's (PODCAST, Q&amp

John ("The Bossman"), Coach Buckley, and Paul Slater ("The Chosen One") What is a LBSU Dirtbag? In case you missed it, here's a highlight video of our interview with Long Beach State Dirtbag coach Troy Buckley. He talks expectations this season, teaches us what it means to be a Dirtbag, and how that relates to the movie 8 Mile. We sat down with Long Beach State Dirtbags coach Troy Buckley at EJ Malloy's to talk expectations for this year's club. We also played a game called '

Feb 3, 2018
5 min

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Shoot Your Shot with Mike and JJ at Naples Rib Company

We sat down with Mike Guardabascio and JJ Fiddler at Naples Rib Company after the Press-Telegram layoffs and they broke the news of the emergence of 562 Sports (11:39-48:04) . "Shoot Your Shot" continues to be the official podcast of the countdown to the 2028 Olympics in LA (3:15-6:31) and we took 908 into the future in Iron Sharpens Iron to talk about high school basketball (6:33-10:44). In our favorite segment Good JuJu/Bad JuJu we debate whether Long Beach's own JuJu Smith

Jan 27, 2018
7 min

Shoot Your Shot: Phone Interview with Matt Duffy (PODCAST) and Long Beach State Basketball Coach Dan

IT'S A REVERSE SHOW!!! We gave World Series champion Matt Duffy, a former Lakewood and Long Beach State star, a call in the Long Beach 908 studio. We asked him what the expectations are for the Tampa Bay Rays this season and what it was like to hold that World Series trophy after the 2014 season with the San Francisco Giants. He also gave us some inside information on what it's like to be a professional athlete (15:17-42:01). We did our segments at Glory Days Beachside off of

Jan 19, 2018
4 min

Shoot Your Shot with Jim McCormack at Legends (PODCAST)

We sat down with former sports editor of the Long Beach Press-Telegram, the legendary Jim McCormack, at Legends on 2nd Street and he took us back in time to Long Beach sports of yesteryear. He talked about legendary Long Beach State coaches and walked us through how media has changed (14:50-47:32). Shoot Your Shot continues to be the official podcast of the countdown to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles (2:34-4:47). In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked about the red-hot St. Antho

Jan 4, 2018
1 min

Shoot Your Shot with Alex Camron at Naples Rib Co. (PODCAST)

We sat down with former Poly basketball player and founder of Beach City Hoops Alex Carmon at Naples Rib Company (5800 2nd street). We asked him about the next wave of basketball talent around the Long Beach area (13:47-45:08). 'Shoot Your Shot' continues to be the official podcast of the countdown of the 2028 Olympics in LA (2:35-7:16) and we talked Long Beach State basketball in 'Iron Sharpens Iron' (7:17-11:26). Good JuJu/Bad JuJu is a hit segment with our favorite Long Be

Dec 28, 2017
1 min

Shoot Your Shot - Best of 2017 (VIDEO & PODCAST)

We recap the best of 2017 Long Beach sports including 908's Team of the Year, Headline of the Year, Content Creator of the Year, and Athlete of the Year. If you didn't get an award, you can share our 908 Podcast of the Year award with us, which was voted on by an enormous amount of people! Thanks to everyone for a great 2017! We recap the best of 2017 Long Beach sports including the most memorable teams (3:51-21:11), the 908 Headline of the Year (21:23-24-27), the 908 Content

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