It’s all fun and games until somebody gets hurt. Generations of rambunctious youths have heard that cliché from concerned adults, but now’s the time to actually take heed. It goes without saying we’re thrilled at the prospect of seeing Long Beach sports return from the COVID-19 shutdowns. It would be a gift to and from […]
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Last Minute Postponement For Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Opener
The Long Beach State men’s basketball players were in full uniform and on the bus ready to go open their season at UCLA on Monday. Instead, coach Dan Monson had to tell them the game had been postponed. “The players knew something was up because we were (supposed to leave already),” Monson said. “I told […]
Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Preview 2020-2021
An offseason unlike any other has prepared Long Beach State men’s basketball for a regular season unlike any other. “Life has prepared us for this season,” LBSU coach Dan Monson said. “Everyone has got a new normal and has to be fluid and flexible.” The Beach has been slow to return to practice this month […]
Long Beach State Women’s Hoops Set Schedule, Challenges Remain
Last week’s announcement of the Long Beach State basketball teams’ schedules brought mixed emotions from fourth year women’s head coach Jeff Cammon, who stressed that things are very much still in flux. Cammon said there are a number of problems to solve between now and the team’s first scheduled game in the Walter Pyramid against […]
PODCAST: Does National Letter Of Intent Day Mean More Or Less In The World Of COVID?
This week on the show we talk about what signing day really means this year before we catch up with Wilson High and Long Beach State alum Torey Edwards. He left the game of golf a decade ago but has worked his way back to being the SCGA Amateur Golfer of The Year. 01:00 Long […]
PODCAST: Long Beach State Basketball Schedules Released
On this episode Long Beach State athletics director Andy Fee talks about how he worked with the City Of Long Beach to get his basketball teams back on the court together, what the non-conference schedules look like for both teams and much more. S4E63 – Basketball! It’s Really Happening! by lbsuathletics No guest today as […]
Obituary: Long Beach State Mourns Loss of Longtime Scoreboard Operator, Jim Farrell
For the last 15 years, the scoreboard inside Walter Pyramid has been at the trusted fingertips of Jim Farrell. The Long Beach State alumnus was a loyal supporter of Beach athletics and a mainstay on the scorer’s table. On the morning of November 8, Farrell died at the age of 69 due to complications from […]
Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Announces Schedule
For the first time in about eight months the Long Beach State men’s basketball program has good news to report. The Beach is back practicing inside at Walter Pyramid this week and today they announced a unique non-conference schedule to prepare for. LBSU will play six non-conference games before the Big West Conference schedule starts […]
Long Beach’s Torey Edwards SCGA Amateur Golfer of The Year
Most people are having a brutal 2020, but Torey Edwards is having one of the best years of his life. The Long Beach native has bounced back from quitting the game of golf a decade ago and was named Southern California Golf Association Amateur Golfer Of The Year after winning the SCGA Mid-Am Championship in […]
Long Beach State Track Athletes Aim to Make A Difference in Legal Field
When the COVD-19 pandemic abruptly canceled the 2020 sports season, it forced athletes away from their sports and gave them an opportunity to reflect. Not just on what was happening in the world around them, but to focus on their aspirations beyond athletics. At Long Beach State, a pair of track & field athletes are […]