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 […]
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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
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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 […]
Long Beach Poly Girls’ Swim Wins Historic Moore League Title
Long Beach Poly and Wilson weren’t separated by much throughout the Moore League girls’ swimming finals at Cabrillo High on Thursday evening, and the 2019 league title ended up coming down to the final race of the meet. The Jackrabbit quartet of junior Josie Liebzeit, sophomore Georgia Buffington, sophomore Allison Knapp and freshman Trinity Salcedo […]
PHOTOS: Moore League Girls’ Swimming Finals
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VIDEO: Moore League Boys’ Swimming Finals
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