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Long Beach State Men’s Water Polo Wins NCAA Tournament Game

The Long Beach State men’s water polo program made history at Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center on Saturday night by beating Pomona-Pitzer 12-5 in the NCAA Tournament play-in game. It is the first NCAA postseason win for LBSU in 27 years. “Just being part of this is amazing,” LBSU coach Gavin Arroyo said. “Seeing the NCAA […]

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PREVIEW: Long Beach State Men’s Water Polo Hosts NCAA Tournament Game

Long Beach State men’s water polo hosted and won the Golden Coast Conference Tournament last weekend at Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center. The 10-6 victory over top-seeded Pacific in the championship game qualified LBSU for its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1991. The Beach hosts Pomona-Pitzer for the play-in game at 7 p.m. tonight, and the […]

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PODCAST: How To Vote Long Beach For NFL Pro Bowl

On this episode of What Up, Long Beach?! we’re talking about voting Long Beach for the NFL Pro Bowl and the teams to watch for in the upcoming winter sports season. 01:20 Vote Long Beach For NFL Pro Bowl 09:00 Long Beach High School Winter Teams To Watch 09:25 Basketball 12:00 Soccer 14:30 Water Polo […]

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COLUMN: Amateur Sports Needs Students To Survive

If prep sports get more serious every year, then why are the crowds shrinking? Not that long ago we saw the Long Beach Poly and Lakewood football game almost sell out Veterans Memorial Stadium. We didn’t see a football sellout this season. Not even close. It wasn’t that long ago we saw the Walter Pyramid […]

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Long Beach Century Club Announces Hall Of Fame Class

Long Beach Century Club president Ben Goldberg announced the club’s Hall of Fame honorees at a meeting last week. The Century Club Hall of Fame is Long Beach’s only sports Hall of Fame that spans all sports and schools, and has taken on an air of prestige as a result. “We think this year’s class […]

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PODCAST: LB Fee Show With Women’s Soccer Retrospective

In our biweekly podcast with Long Beach State athletic director Andy Fee we discuss what it takes to host a basketball tournament. We also caught up with coach Mauricio Ingrassia and senior Ashley Gonzales to talk about the championship women’s soccer season. Episode 22 – MTEs, #Beach2030 & LBSU Soccer With Mauricio Ingrassia & Ashley […]

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Ron Freeman Beats Buzzer For Long Beach State Men’s Basketball

A last-second layup from junior transfer Ron Freeman gave Long Beach State men’s basketball an 86-85 win over Iona on Monday afternoon as part of the MGM Resorts Main Event at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas. The562.org on X (formerly Twitter): “What a win for @LBSUhoops! pic.twitter.com/lJgtmtDtCL / X” What a win for @LBSUhoops! pic.twitter.com/lJgtmtDtCL […]

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The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Will Frankenfeld, Long Beach Poly Cross Country Long Beach Poly senior Will Frankenfeld did something a Long Beach runner hadn’t done since 2000, winning last weekend’s CIF Southern Section Division 1 cross country championship. Frankenfeld’s time of […]