Congrats to this week’s winners! HIGH SCHOOL Jenna Sonnenberg, Millikan Diving Millikan sophomore Jenna Sonnenberg made history last week, claiming the CIF Southern Section Division 2 diving championship. Sonnenberg finished with a score of 514.30, easily besting second-place Katelynn Shaheen of Crescenta Valley, who finished with 490.90. COLLEGE Clayton Andrews, Dirtbags Baseball The Big West’s […]
Long Beach Athletes Will Pack CIF-SS Track Finals
The CIF Southern Section track and field championships aren’t being held in Long Beach this weekend, but they’re going to have a distinctly LBC feel—that’s because six local schools placed 33 entries in the finals. The finals will be at El Camino College beginning at 11 a.m. with running events beginning at 1 p.m. Long […]
Long Beach State Softball Makes NCAA Postseason
The Long Beach State softball team is an at-large selection into the 2018 NCAA postseason as one of four teams headed to the Tempe Regional that starts Friday. The opener against Ole Miss will be broadcast live at 4 p.m. on ESPN. This is the 24th postseason appearance for LBSU. Host Arizona State and New […]
Long Beach State Women’s Track Wins First Big West Title
The Long Beach State women’s track team made history on Saturday by winning the first Big West Championship in program history. LBSU edged UC Santa Barbara (122-120) and the other seven conference schools at CSU Northridge. The LBSU men’s team finished in second second place, and it’s the first time both teams have finished in […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach State Dirtbags Blank UCSB 12-0
The Long Beach State Dirtbags (24-26, 9-8) beat UC Santa Barbara 12-0 on Saturday at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field to clinch the Big West Conference series with their sixth straight win. BOX SCORE The LBSU men’s volleyball team was on hand to sign autographs and throw out the “first serve” to celebrate their national […]
Dirtbags Come Back For Walk-Off Win Over UCSB
Long Beach State trailed 8-0 to UC Santa Barbara in the sixth inning on Friday night at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, but the Dirtbags scored four runs in the sixth and eighth innings before a bases loaded wild pitch scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth. LBSU (23-26, 8-8) has won […]
Long Beach State Softball Sweeps Doubleheader
The No. 20 Long Beach State softball team swept a doubleheader at Cal State Northridge on Friday to clinch a second-place finish in the Big West Conference. The 49ers (42-11, 16-4) racked up 23 hits and 16 runs in the two games. LBSU used a five-run inning to beat CSUN 7-6 in the first game, […]
Millikan Baseball Wins Third Straight Moore League Title
It was fitting to have Millikan and Lakewood finish off the Moore League baseball season at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field on Thursday night. The Rams or Lancers have won at least a share of the league title in each of the last six seasons, and the rivals were even chirping at each other on […]
The562 Thirty: Local Journalism, Hospital Closures, Queen Mary Hauntings
SoundCloud – Hear the world’s sounds Explore the largest community of artists, bands, podcasters and creators of music & audio 0:40 – Naples Rib Company 1:30 – Cuts to Local Journalism 15:40 – Community Hospital Closure 18:00 – Summertime in the LBC Lineup 20:30 – Liberation Brewing Opens 22:40 – Is the Queen Mary […]
CIF Volleyball: Wilson, Lakewood, St. Anthony Fall In Second Round
A promising boys’ volleyball season came to an abrupt and surprising end on Thursday evening, as Lakewood, Wilson, and St. Anthony were all knocked out of the second round of the playoffs. The Lancers were seeded No. 2 in Division 2 and the Saints were No. 1 in Division 4. Wilson had a great showing […]











