STORY BY MATT SIMON In their last tune-up before Big West play, the Long Beach State women’s soccer team went blow-to-blow with No. 5 BYU in the first half of their contest Thursday night at George Allen Field. But in the second half the Cougars (9-0) broke through the 49ers’ defense to take a 3-0 […]
Welcome back to this week’s The562.org Athletes of the Week. HIGH SCHOOL Eddie Gaxiola, Lakewood Baseball Sophomore Eddie Gaxiola had a day to remember for Lakewood last week in a must-win Moore League contest against Poly. Gaxiola went 4-for-4 and hit a walkoff shot into the outfield to drive in the game-winning run in a […]
Dan Monson has had an eventful quarantine. At work, the winningest coach in Long Beach State men’s basketball history is preparing for an unpredictable season while adding elite transfer talent to his roster. More importantly at home, his 18-year-old daughter Mollie is recovering from coronavirus. It’s a waiting game for the return of basketball activities, […]
