BEAT THE STREETS LOS ANGELES BLOG

Our Summer Enrichment Fundraiser and D1 Wrestling is this Sunday, January 7, 2024! Join us at Mt San Antonio College to witness the first Division 1 wrestling dual meet in Los Angeles County in over three decades, featuring a match between Cal Baptist and Iowa State. We will be showcasing the impact of our sports-based youth development programming in Los Angeles, with the invaluable support of these two local institutions, during our lunch presentation before the match. We w

On Sunday, November 12, Beat the Streets LA hosted its annual Fall Youth Championship at Belmont High School in Los Angeles. We were thrilled at the turnout, with over 150 student-athletes competing from 12 of our programs. This event marked our second of the year, following the Angel City Grand Prix, an all-girls tournament held in April. The success of the championship was made possible by the support we receive year-round from our dedicated supporters, partners, donors, an

Sunday April 16, Beat the Streets Los Angeles’ Angel City Grand Prix returned with record breaking numbers!  Over 240 female athletes from California and Arizona participated in our all-girls wrestling tournament; a leap up from the record 200 participants set in 2019. As a leader in sports-based youth development, Beat the Streets LA launched the Angel City Grand Prix in 2014 to empower female wrestlers through unique learning and competition opportunities. Our non-profit wi

In March 2020, Beat the Streets LA was rocked by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The immediate response was simple, but heart-breaking. Twenty-three of our programs — including our Annual Benefit fundraiser and Angel City Grand Prix — immediately shut down. Then, we, like so much of the rest of the world, regrouped. We reimagined. We refused to let this pandemic pin us. After all, if wrestling teaches us anything, it’s how to keep going in the face of adversity. So, many months

Tickets are now available for Beat the Street LA’s Benefit Gala and International Wrestling Event, which is set for Dec. 17-18 in Los Angeles, California.  The weekend will serve as a 10th anniversary celebration of the organization. Founded 10 years ago with a mission to empower and transform the lives of youth, Beat the Streets LA has always been about more than wrestling and competitions — it’s about nurturing a sense of community and confidence that makes anything seem po

As we wrap up 2021, we are grateful to look back on a year of memorable accomplishments for the Beat the Streets LA community. We started the year off with our Spring Academy. Our community programs hosted outdoor workouts, push-up and jump squat challenges, workbook activities, a chess tournament, and a program finale on Zoom.  Over 250  students participated in the spring activities. We also hosted our second  The Tomorrow’s Leaders Program , offered to high school juniors,

In the summer of 2021, Beat the Streets Los Angeles launched the inaugural College Scholarship program. Beat the Streets LA is delighted to be able to award 12 educational scholarships to alumni this fall!   Multiple educational scholarships were allotted to the most dedicated and exceptional alumni, totaling over $11,000. This educational scholarship was created to support young Beat the Streets athletes and help alleviate educational expenses. Alumni were nominated on behal

On Saturday, October 9th, 2021 at Will Rogers State Beach from 11:00am to 1:00pm Beat the Streets Los Angeles will be hosting a beach wrestling practice open to youth from our wrestling programs. Additional details, including exact location, will be sent after registration has been completed. Beat the Streets Los Angeles will not be providing transportation to this event. Parking at Will Rogers State Beach is $15 for the day. Contact your coach with any transportation concern

At the beginning of August, Beat the Streets LA sent 14 student-athletes on a full scholarship to the five-day Mustang Wrestling Camp at Camp San Luis Obispo.  The camp — led by Cal Poly Head Wrestling Coaches Jon Sioredas and Chris Chionuma, as well as Assistant Wrestling Coach Sean Fausz — gave student-athletes the opportunity to train alongside Cal Poly’s D1 wrestling team. Each day of the camp consisted of two wrestling sessions and an outdoor activity. “There wasn’t a da

Typically, when athletes forfeit in competition, smiles of joy aren’t the first thing you see. But when twin sisters Emilie and Brianna Gonzalez both decided to forfeit their finals match at Junior Nationals—or Fargo—last month, they ran out onto the mat with matching ear-to-ear grins as they shook hands and accepted a stop sign award signifying their first shared championship. This was the first time the Gonzalez twins opted to double-forfeit out of wrestling each other. The