Four days of elite sailing off of Belmont Pier hosted by the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club ended Sunday with two champions. American Olympian Charlie Buckingham won the Bruce Kirby Cup, and Canadian Olympian Brenda Bowskill was the North American Radial Champion. Bowskill led wire-to-wire in the 80-boat Laser Radial fleet, and she finished ahead of […]
The Roger Coulter Intercrew Relay is an event in which four lifeguards from the three designated geographic lifeguarding locations (East, West, and Stillwater areas) compete against each other in a run, swim, paddleboard and surfski relay for a trophy and bragging rights. PHOTOS COURTESY TRACEY ROMAN
In a brief press conference at Dodger Stadium on Friday afternoon, Long Beach Poly alum Chase Utley announced he will retire at the end of this season, his 16th in Major League Baseball. “I just wanted to let you know I’ve signed a five-year extension,” he cracked at the beginning of the press conference, to […]
In honor of Poly alum Chase Utley retiring, here’s a gallery of shots from his time with the Dodgers. Photos courtesy Stephen Carr.
Long Beach Poly alum and 16-year MLB player Chase Utley is set to announce his retirement in a press conference at Dodgers Stadium at 3:15 p.m. according to multiple media reports. Utley is expected to announce that his retirement will come at the end of the season (he is under contract through 2019). Utley is […]
For a third consecutive year, Long Beach sports fans will be treated to the world’s best Brazilian Jui-Jitsu, as the Sport Jiu-Jitsu International Federation has announced that the SJJIF’s World Championship series will once against return to the city. The 2018 event will be held Oct. 26-28 at the Long Beach arena, and will feature […]
Catch up on everything that’s happening this summer with Long Beach State athletics. MEN’S BASKETBALL Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Releases Schedule MEN’S VOLLEYBALL Long Beach State, Wilson Volleyballers Win Bronze With USA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL This year’s Long Beach State women’s volleyball season isn’t far away, and the 49ers schedule has officially been set. Second-year […]
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A trio of Long Beach State men’s volleyball standouts spent the summer competing with the USA national team, as TJ DeFalco, Kyle Ensing, and Dustin Watten helped boost the USA to a bronze medal in the FIVB Volleyball Nations League, a competition among the best countries in the world. The USA played its way into […]
Earlier this month, Long Beach State paid tribute to longtime head athletic trainer Dan Bailey with the dedication of the Dan Bailey Sports Medicine Center. The late Bailey worked at LBSU for 36 years, including 34 as the university’s head trainer, earning him a 2008 induction into the school’s Hall of Fame. But athletic department […]