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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
For the past few years, the men’s volleyball world has centered around Long Beach. Alan Knipe’s program at Long Beach State won back-to-back NCAA championships in 2018 and 2019, hosting their most recent national title match inside Walter Pyramid. With the COVID-19 pandemic cutting the 2020 NCAA men’s volleyball season short, Long Beach and the […]
The long wait is over, relatively speaking. Long Beach State men’s and women’s basketball have been working out in small groups outdoors for about a month, and today they went inside. However, they’re not at Walter Pyramid. Both teams are practicing at AIM Sports Group in Seal Beach and will continue to do so until […]
Travis d’Arnaud didn’t even know they were announcing the Major League Baseball Sliver Slugger awards last Thursday, but a text from a friend reminded him just in time. “With 10 minutes left (in the awards show) me and my wife just rushed to the couch and turned it on (the television),” d’Arnaud said. “Once we […]
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team hasn’t been able to practice at Walter Pyramid since returning to outdoor activities last month, but coach Dan Monson is filling out his bench in the meantime. Monson announced Monday that former graduate assistant Marc Rodgers is being promoted to an assistant coach position for the upcoming season. […]
Famed golf instructor Jim Flick was quoted as saying, “Golf is 90 percent mental, and the other 10 percent is mental too.” The sport has a unique way of challenging its competitors between the ears, testing one’s mental fortitude as much as their physical abilities. Dr. Kevin Sverduk has made a career of teaching the […]
This week we talk to Long Beach State Athletic Director Andy Fee and women’s basketball captain Naomi Hunt about some of the details behind the start of basketball season and how outdoor activities have been going for the players. S4E62 – Still Outdoors But Dreaming Of Basketball With Naomi Hunt by lbsuathletics Andy and JJ […]
This week on the show JJ, Mike and Tyler talk to Long Beach Poly High School athletic director Rob Shock about the loss of a local legend, how the Jackrabbits are feeling during the COVID-19 shutdown and what needs to happen to get back to competition. 01:00 Long Beach election results 04:00 Interview With Long […]