Lakewood’s Randy Gonzalez, Jr. placed third in the heavyweight division at the 46th annual CIF Boys Wrestling State Championships on Saturday at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield. He is the first Lancer to place at state since 1981. Gonzalez pinned all five of his opponents to win a CIF-SS championship earlier this month. It is the […]
Saturday is a Senior Night doubleheader for the Long Beach State men’s and women’s basketball teams, and both teams are jockeying for seeding in the upcoming Big West Conference Tournament. LBSU (7-22, 5-10) vs. Cal State Northridge (15-14, 8-7) at 4 p.m. Seniors Cecily Wilson and Darshana Ta’afua will be honored as LBSU tries to […]
NCAA Baseball Long Beach State Dirtbags vs. No. 9 Ole Miss Blair Field After splitting a mid-week series with Arizona State, the Dirtbags (3-6) are back at Blair Field as part of a six-game homestand. Friday’s 6 p.m. game has been rained out, and there will be a double header on Saturday. Game 1 is […]
The Long Beach State softball team is earning its new No. 22 ranking this week at the San Diego Classic. Today, senior pitcher Jessica Flores allowed one hit while striking out eight to beat Santa Clara 8-0 in six innings. Yesterday, sophomore Cielo Meza pitched her second complete-game shutout of the season, and also only […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags rescheduled Sunday’s game against No. 9 Ole Miss for 11:30 a.m. due to travel plans, but they’re still going to hold a naming ceremony for the locker room in honor of former Mayor Bob and Nancy Foster. “I love baseball, I love the game,” said Bob Foster in an official […]
Cabrillo High is looking for a head girls’ basketball coach. Interested candidates should mail resume to girls’ athletic director Denise Sarno at dsarno@lbschools.net
Wilson High boys’ lacrosse started its second season with a 19-0 win over visiting Westchester on Wednesday. Twelve of the 20 Bruins on the roster scored goals. Jacob Soriano and Jack Cummings both scored three goals while Kyle LaBorne, Malachi Valenzuela-Mier, Kyle Pax and Noah McLaughlin each scored two goals.
This weekend is full of local high school and Long Beach State sports action. THURSDAY Long Beach State Men’s Basketball at UC Santa Barbara, 8 p.m. The 49ers (13-17, 7-7) have dropped from first to a tie for fifth place in the Big West because of five losses in the last six games. This is […]
Barry O’Dea was planning his own father’s funeral on a clear early-August evening last year when he heard that Wilson sophomore Camryn Krueger’s mother, Sarah, had died in a sudden accident. O’Dea, who had taken the Wilson girls’ water polo head coaching position in early June, drove straight to the Krueger house in Seal Beach […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags only managed four hits against Arizona State on Tuesday at Blair Field, but they were inches away from walking off winners in the bottom of the ninth inning. LBSU trailed the entire game, and finally put runners on second and third base with two outs in the ninth. Pinch-hitter Shaq […]