The Long Beach State Dirtbags returned to Bohl Diamond at Blair Field on Friday night for their first Big West Conference weekend series in 19 days, and they celebrated in front of a crowd of almost 3,000 with an 8-0 win over UC Davis. LBSU (18-24, 4-6) got another stellar start from Sophomore Zak Baayoun […]
Last year the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team had a layoff of nearly two weeks between winning a conference championship and playing in the NCAA Final Four against BYU. The result was a shocking sweep loss to the Cougars, one the 49ers’ coaches privately felt was in part due to their team being cold. […]
The Saints put up an easy sweep of Bosco Tech to clinch a share of yet another Camino Real League championship, winning 25-8, 25-15, 25-8. “The process has been fun, I really enjoy this team,” said Saints coach Alicia Lemau’u. St. Anthony (22-3, 9-0) has won 11 matches in a row and is the No. […]
We’ve got a great gallery from the Lakewood Poly game taken by photographer Art O’Neill.
Improvements in equipment and overall athleticism has made college softball more offensive every year. However, three talented pitchers at Long Beach State and Long Beach City College are bucking that trend. At Long Beach City College, sophomore Alissa Cienfuegos is the ace pitcher and one of the best hitters for the Vikings. Last week, she […]
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Tori Morrissey and Alexandra Massier both scored four goals for No. 17 Long Beach State in a 9-6 win UC Santa Barbara to start the Big West Tournament on Friday afternoon in Irvine. LBSU (12-13) jumped out to a 5-0 lead after the first quarter, and held a 6-3 advantage at halftime. The 49ers will […]
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team was eliminated from the Big West Tournament at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Friday morning with a 4-1 loss to Hawaii. LBSU (11-10) lost the doubles point, and LBSU freshman Carlota Casasampere picked up the only victory at No. 6 against Roxanne Resma 6-2, 6-1.
Long Beach State track and field is at the Steve Scott Invitational this weekend before the Big West Championship next week, and Crystal Rodriguez set a top-10 mark in the women’s hammer on Friday. Rodriguez had a 54.13m toss that ranks seventh in school history. Elsewhere in the field, Lauren Bartsch placed fourth, Lea Fong […]
The Lakewood volleyball team got a wakeup call from Wilson last week—consider the Lancers wide awake. Lakewood clinched a share of the Moore League title on Thursday afternoon with a quick sweep of Long Beach Poly on the Jackrabbits’ Senior Day, winning 25-19, 25-14, 25-12. Lakewood coach Devon Taylor’s group is one match up on […]