The construction workers toiled for months, and Wilson track and field coach Neil Nelson sat in the stands and watched them, every day. It wasn’t that he didn’t trust that the work was being done correctly, it was just that adults don’t often get a chance to experience the excitement a child has on Christmas […]
From a distance it would have looked like any other group of friends on the beach, working out together, tossing a football around while relaxing afterwards. Except that when closer proximity lifted the veil of fog that blanketed the Long Beach peninsula that particular Saturday morning, it was obvious that this group of friends was […]
This week’s Athletes of the Week, presented by Naples Rib Company. HIGH SCHOOL Josh Lambert, Wilson Volleyball Wilson’s Josh Lambert had a special week last week. He led his Bruins to a big-time upset of Lakewood, handing the Lancers their first loss of the Moore League schedule; Lambert had 22 kills and 10 digs in […]
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team earned the No. 1 seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament, which will be held May 1-5 at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion. The 49ers won the Big West regular season and conference championships and have been ranked No. 1 in the nation since very early in the season. With a […]
Saturday night’s Big West championship match between Long Beach State and Hawaii wasn’t just a win for the 49ers. It was a full-throated, chest-beating, screaming statement from Long Beach that they’re still the best team in the nation, despite having lost to the Rainbow Warriors on the island a week ago. Long Beach dominated with […]
We’ve got some great photos of the 49ers’ sweep taken by photographer Stephen Dachman.
We’ve got some great shots from the game taken by photographer Jim McCormack.
The Long Beach Sate men’s volleyball team started off its postseason journey with a bang, sweeping CSU Northridge in the Big West Tournament semifinals. The 49ers downed the Matadors 25-23, 25-13, 25-17. Long Beach State will now face Hawaii at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Big West Championship, with a guaranteed berth in the NCAA […]
We’ve got a great gallery from the 49ers’ sweep of the Matadors taken by photographer Stephen Dachman.