Dave Wielenga of The District Weekly is one of Long Beach’s best sportswriters—he knows his stuff, and he used to write for the PT’s sports page back in its heyday.  The only problem is, since TDW has shied from athletics, we only get Wielenga writing sports once or twice a year.  When he does, it’s something to savor, and this week’s cover story about Long Beach State men’s basketball coach Dan Monson is no exception: click here to read the story.

In the article, Monson tells Wielenga his oft-repeated story about his wife crying at the prospect of coming to Southern California, before falling in love with the city after visiting; he also breaks some pretty fresh ground with a lengthy exploration of his father’s influence on his career.