In a truly bizarre scene, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team saw its season come to an end in the opening round of the Big West Tournament, as they were defeated by Cal Poly in the Walter Pyramid Tuesday evening, 59-48. More strange than the result was the scene, with 4,000+ empty seats in […]
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PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs. Cal Poly Big West Tournament Basketball
We’ve got some great shots of the Beach’s season-ending loss from photographer Joseph Kling.
No Spectators Allowed For Big West Basketball Tournament
The Big West Conference announced Tuesday afternoon that this week’s men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will be played without spectators as part of precautionary measure to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Long Beach State had already stepped up regular cleaning of the Walter Pyramid facilities for spectators and teams. The Pyramid is hosting the […]
College Notebook: Long Beach State Basketball Tournament Time
Everything feels different about this Long Beach State Dirtbags season under first-year coach Eric Valenzuela, and that includes raised expectations. Despite winning their fourth consecutive weekend series at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field over Xavier, and moving as high as No. 12 in the national rankings, the Dirtbags (10-5) couldn’t complete the sweep of the […]
All-Moore League Girls’ Basketball 2020
Congratulations to this year’s All-Moore League honorees, as voted on by the coaches.
All-Moore League Boys’ Basketball 2020
Congratulations to this year’s All-Moore League honorees, as voted on by the coaches.
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship! HIGH SCHOOL Nico Iamaleava, Long Beach Poly Volleyball It’s not often that a freshman can make a Moore League debut in dominant fashion, but Long Beach Poly frosh Nico Iamaleava did just that in Poly’s four-set win over Lakewood. […]
LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach Poly at Windward, CIF State Basketball
We’ll have live updates from the CIF State Open Division clash between Long Beach Poly and Windward at 5:30 p.m. Click here for our preview. Click here if you can’t see the updates. Tweets by 562sports
PREVIEW: Long Beach Poly at Windward, CIF State Basketball
The Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team travels to Los Angeles on Saturday evening for a 5:30 p.m. CIF State Open Division clash with Windward, with a trip to the SoCal Regional championship on Tuesday on the line. The Jackrabbits have faced Windward twice this season and come up short both times, losing 58-51 earlier […]
Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Survives Overtime Against Cal Poly
Long Beach State men’s basketball used a 23-point swing and overtime to beat last-place Cal Poly on Thursday night at Walter Pyramid. The 80-73 win qualifies LBSU (11-20, 6-9) for its 16th consecutive trip to the Big West Conference tournament. “Well that was exhausting,” LBSU coach Dan Monson said. “The same team that started the […]











