The Long Beach State women’s water polo team lost its first game of the Big West Conference Tournament on Friday at Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center 9-7 to UC Santa Barbara. Here are some great action shots from Stephen Dachman.
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Long Beach State Dirtbags Sign Two More Recruits
It’s been turbulent times for the Long Beach State Dirtbags, but interim co-head coaches Greg Bergeron and Dan Ricabal announced the signing of two more members of the 2019 recruiting class this week. Catcher Thomas Greely is currently in his sophomore season at Delta College, and the switch-hitter has a .309 average through 31 games […]
COLUMN: Long Beach State Doesn’t Need A Mascot
The ancient tale of Siddhartha is about a man who sacrifices materialistic pursuits in order to find a more sustainable spiritually, and he ends up succeeding by finding peace in nothingness. Long Beach State needs to apply that lesson to its search for a new mascot. After years of phasing out the 49ers mascot, and […]
Long Beach State Notebook: Big Events On Campus
The Long Beach State track and field program hosted the 25th Annual Beach Invitational on campus at Jack Rose Track last weekend with more than 3,000 elite competitors of all ages and skills participating. On the men’s side, LBSU’s 4×100 relay team of Femi Ajose, Faris Babineaux, Kemonie Briggs, and Koty Burton won the event […]
The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week
It was a super-sized week of action so it’s a super-sized Athletes of the Week! Congratulations to our winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Doris Chuang, Wilson Badminton With a long frame and a powerful stroke, Wilson sophomore Doris Chuang dominated the field to win the Moore League girls’ badminton singles […]
Long Beach State Men’s Volleyball Falls To Hawaii, Seeded No. 2 For NCAA Tourney
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team had a wild weekend in Hawaii at the Big West Tournament, playing in front of crowds of more than 10,000 Rainbow Warrior fans. After defeating UC Santa Barbara in an impressive four-set semifinal on Friday night, Long Beach was bested in a classic five-set championship match by the […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach State Dirtbags vs. Cal Poly
The Dirtbags couldn’t get much going offensively on Friday night as Long Beach State (7-29, 2-6 Big West) suffered a 7-1 setback against visiting Cal Poly (18-17, 9-2 Big West) on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. Junior Jacob Hughey lined a single into center field in the third inning to extend his hitting streak to […]
LBSU Women’s Golf Wins Big West Again
Reports From LBSU After a tense battle all week, Long Beach State pulled away on the back nine to win a second consecutive Big West Championship, defeating second-place CSUN by eight shots at Moorpark Country Club. Senior Haley Tygret was in a class by herself, shooting the low round on the final day to finish […]
Plenty Of Long Beach Rooting Interest In NBA Playoffs
There are plenty of Long Beach basketball fans who are bummed about the Lakers not making the playoffs. The good news is, there’s seven players, coaches, or officials with Long Beach and Moore League ties to cheer for in April, May, and June as the NBA playoffs roll on. The most notable name is San […]
Long Beach State Notebook: Memorable Times For Men’s Volleyball, Baseball
Long Beach State men’s volleyball reclaimed their No. 1 ranking by knocking off Hawaii twice last weekend. The Beach won on Friday and Saturday night in a pair of five-set thrillers. WATCH VIDEO of the Senior Night comeback. READ MORE about what the important wins headed into the Big West Conference Tournament. BASEBALL The Dirtbags […]