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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
How do you say goodbye to the greatest class in Long Beach State history? That was the question confronting Alan Knipe with Saturday’s Long Beach State and Hawaii men’s volleyball match. Knipe made the decision to do the Senior Night ceremony after the match, betting that his team would pull off a second consecutive win […]
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