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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 […]
Long Beach Poly Cross Country Family Carrying On State Tradition
It’s a cliche that a good high school sports program is like a family, but it’s also true. Like any family, the Long Beach Poly boys’ cross country team has some traditions. For example: the Wednesday before Thanksgiving they met at Bolsa Chica for a three-mile tempo run, and then retreated to Nick’s in Seal […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
LBCC Volleyball Rolls Past Grossmont In State Playoffs
After the first set of Tuesday evening’s first-round CCCAA state playoff match between No. 4 LBCC and No. 13 Grossmont, it looked like they Vikings were in trouble. The Griffins’ intensity and the high-flying antics of Hawaii bounceback Shaney Lipscomb overwhelmed LBCC into a first-set defeat. But Vikings coach Misty May-Treanor dialed up an effective […]
St. Anthony Boys’ Basketball Wins Big At Wilson
St. Anthony boys’ basketball spoiled the season opener at Wilson High on Tuesday night as the Saints handed the Bruins an 88-57 loss. St. Anthony senior Frank Staine had a game-high 20 points and 11 rebounds, while senior Miles Dickerson finished with 18 points after making four 3-pointers. The Saints (1-3) made seven of their […]
VIDEO: St. Anthony vs. Wilson, Boys’ Basketball
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