With the local high school teams on spring break, here are the biggest Long Beach State and Long Beach City College games coming up this weekend. THURSDAY Long Beach City College Men’s Volleyball vs. El Camino College, 5 p.m. The No. 3 Vikings will be at Fullerton College this weekend for the CCCAA State Championship, […]
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Long Beach State Dirtbags Sign Two More Recruits
It’s been turbulent times for the Long Beach State Dirtbags, but interim co-head coaches Greg Bergeron and Dan Ricabal announced the signing of two more members of the 2019 recruiting class this week. Catcher Thomas Greely is currently in his sophomore season at Delta College, and the switch-hitter has a .309 average through 31 games […]
PHOTOS: Wilson Beats Cabrillo In Moore League Baseball Finale
Wilson and Cabrillo closed out the Moore League baseball season with a bang on Tuesday evening at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. It was an old school pitchers duel between Bruins starter Sergio Cazares and Jaguars starter Dylan Gambino, but an unearned run in the second inning gave Wilson the 1-0 victory to finish the […]
COLUMN: Long Beach State Doesn’t Need A Mascot
The ancient tale of Siddhartha is about a man who sacrifices materialistic pursuits in order to find a more sustainable spiritually, and he ends up succeeding by finding peace in nothingness. Long Beach State needs to apply that lesson to its search for a new mascot. After years of phasing out the 49ers mascot, and […]
Long Beach State Notebook: Big Events On Campus
The Long Beach State track and field program hosted the 25th Annual Beach Invitational on campus at Jack Rose Track last weekend with more than 3,000 elite competitors of all ages and skills participating. On the men’s side, LBSU’s 4×100 relay team of Femi Ajose, Faris Babineaux, Kemonie Briggs, and Koty Burton won the event […]
Long Beach City College Notebook: Volleyball In Postseason
The No. 3 Long Beach City College men’s volleyball team took down No. 6 Santiago Canyon Hawks 3-1 last week in the first round of the California Community College Athletic Association State Championship Regional Playoffs. The Vikings (17-3) have now won 12 consecutive games, and will take on No. 2 El Camino in the CCCAA semifinals […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach State Dirtbags vs. Cal Poly
The Dirtbags couldn’t get much going offensively on Friday night as Long Beach State (7-29, 2-6 Big West) suffered a 7-1 setback against visiting Cal Poly (18-17, 9-2 Big West) on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. Junior Jacob Hughey lined a single into center field in the third inning to extend his hitting streak to […]
PODCAST: The Most Emotional Week In Long Beach Sports
This week we’re dealing with all the feels that come with the most emotional week in Long Beach sports. 00:00 Long Beach State Men’s Volleyball Is No. 1 Again! 05:30 It’s Been Emotional 13:00 Athlete Of The Week (Poly Baseball, CIF Track Breakdown, Lakewood Volleyball) 24:10 How Much Is Too Much Instant Replay Review? 30:45 […]
VIDEO: Moore League Girls’ Swimming Finals
High School Swimming: Moore League Girls Finals Visit The562.org for more Long Beach sports coverage: http://www.the562.org/2019/04/19/lb-poly-girls-swim-wins-historic-moore-league-title/
VIDEO: Long Beach Poly Wins Moore League Singles, Doubles Titles
Heading into Thursday Moore League boys’ tennis championship, Long Beach Poly’s Darren Hall was very familiar with a younger teammate defeating the top-ranked senior. Last season, Hall defeated his teammate Felippe Dacudao to win the Moore League singles final. The senior found himself in a similar battle with junior teammate Arkin Verma after taking a […]