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Long Beach State Notebook: Cancellations Caused By COVID-19 Omicron Surge

The Omicron surge is causing multiple cancellations and schedule changes for Long Beach State athletics this week. The men’s and women’s Big West Conference games have been canceled due to positive tests within their opponents’ programs, and the men’s volleyball season has been delayed until Jan. 14 because of positive tests within the Beach program. […]

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Girls’ Soccer: Millikan, Wilson Game Postponed Due To COVID-19

More COVID-19 concerns forced Millikan and Wilson to postpone their Moore League girls’ soccer game today. The Bruins and Rams are currently first and second place in the league standings, respectively, both without a league loss. Millikan (12-2-0, 3-0-0) is also No. 4 in the latest CIF Southern Section Division 1 poll. “Obviously we’re bummed […]

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Long Beach Sports Top 10 Moments Of 2021: Millikan Wins CIF Title At Bohl Diamond At Blair Field

Moore League baseball is lucky to play a lot of its games at the beautiful and historic Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, and it just so happened that Millikan got to end its dominant CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoff run in its own backyard in front of an impressive Long Beach crowd. Traditionally, the […]

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Basketball Long Beach State

Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Big West Opener Canceled

The Long Beach State men’s basketball team had its fourth consecutive game canceled this week due to COVID-19 protocols. The Beach (3-7) was scheduled to visit Cal Poly on Thursday to open Big West Conference play. Support The562.org Because of recently adjusted Big West guidelines, the game against Cal Poly will be declared a no […]

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Long Beach Sports Top 10 Moments Of 2021: Long Beach State Softball Wins Championship

The most improbable championship of 2021 has to be the one Long Beach State softball won, and that’s why it’s No. 6 on our list of top Long Beach sports moments of the year. LBSU hosted the final Big West Conference series of the regular season against Cal State Fullerton in May. The Titans came […]

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Long Beach Sports Top 10 Moments Of 2021: Local Representation At Summer Olympics

This wasn’t the year the Summer Olympics were supposed to take place in Tokyo, but that didn’t stop Long Beach from having another solid contingent of representatives in the games and that’s why it’s our No. 9 moment of the Long Beach sports year. There were 17 athletes with ties to Long Beach who traveled […]

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Long Beach Sports Top 10 Moments Of 2021: The Return Of Football

It was a long 16 months between high school football games in Long Beach, and the return to the gridiron was an emotional one at Cabrillo High where Long Beach Poly hosted Serra on March 13. The game itself was incredible and just another close contest in this local rivalry. The Jackrabbits won it in […]

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Long Beach State Notebook: Kaitlin Fregulia Drafted By NWSL

Long Beach State women’s soccer star Kaitlin Fregulia became the first player in program history to be drafted by the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Draft last Saturday. She was selected twelfth overall by the North Carolina Courage. Fregulia was a two-time Big West Defensive Player of the Year, two-time United Soccer Coaches All-West Region […]

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Boys’ Soccer: Wilson Beats Long Beach Poly

Just like its win at Millikan on Monday, Wilson boys’ soccer emerged victorious from a hotly contested Moore League match at home on Wednesday thanks to one magical touch from an accomplished senior. It was Brian Calderon on Monday, and it was Anthony Garcia on Wednesday against Long Beach Poly. His incredible header in the […]