The wild ride of the 2020-21 Long Beach State women’s basketball season came to an abrupt and heartbreaking end in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, as the third-seeded Beach were upset by sixth-seeded Cal Poly. The Beach had a one-point lead for the last minute but a […]
Long Beach State men’s basketball came alive today in Las Vegas at the 2021 Air Force Reserve Big West Men’s Basketball Championship, presented by The Hawaiian Islands. The Beach surprised everyone and rolled over Cal State Northridge 85-63 at Mandalay Bay’s Michelob Ultra Arena in the most dominant performance of the season. LBSU freshman Jadon […]
Long Beach State softball was back on campus a year to the day after playing their last game at the LBSU Softball Complex, and the Beach made the most of it by sweeping San Diego in dramatic fashion. In game one, transfer pitcher Shannon Haddad went the distance while scattering five hits in a 4-2 […]
This week on the show Long Beach State athletic director Andy Fee joins us live from Las Vegas where the Big West Conference Basketball Tournament is being held. We’re also joined by softball coach Kim Sowder to talk about her team dealing with positive COVID-19 tests. S4E71 – Big West Tournament Time And A Softball […]
Congratulations to all of our Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Naples Rib Company. HIGH SCHOOL Kyle Johnson, Long Beach Poly Cross Country Long Beach Poly senior Kyle Johnson won his first career varsity race last week in leading the Jackrabbits to a team victory over Lakewood. Johnson ran a 17:34 over Poly’s 5K campus […]
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Everything was a little off for Long Beach State men’s basketball on Saturday, and unfortunately that’s apropos for this unorthodox season. After having their campaign paused three times over the last three months, there weren’t any LBSU Senior Night activities before or after the last game of the regular season at Walter Pyramid. The Beach […]
Exactly two hours before its regular season finale against UC Irvine, Long Beach State men’s basketball announced that junior guard Michael Carter III has been dismissed from the team. “Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dan Monson and the LBSU Department of Athletics have come to the decision to dismiss junior guard Michael Carter […]
Friday was just another close loss for Long Beach State men’s basketball. The Beach fell to UC Irvine 71-68 in overtime at Walter Pyramid and its the sixth consecutive loss for LBSU that’s come by three points or less. LBSU junior Chance Hunter drilled a three at the buzzer to force overtime while compiling a […]
Long Beach State senior and Wilson High alum Hunter Epson has been named Big West Men’s Golfer of the Month after leading the Beach at both the Nick Watney Invitational and The Prestige in February. The Long Beach native finished in a tie for fourth place at the Nick Watney Invitational with a 9-under par […]