Bohl Diamond at Blair Field has a longstanding reputation as a pitcher’s ballpark. From its spacious outfield dimensions to the home run-suppressing marine layer that’s known to creep over the playing field after sundown, it’s long been recognized as a place where pitchers have the edge. It’s now been five years since the new outfield […]
The news that Long Beach State had received permission from the city of Long Beach to bring back 10 spring sports transformed a lot of preparation into action, and longtime employee Mark Edrington is representing the athletics department on the COVID-19 action team. “Our situation is constantly fluid,” Edrington said. “With safety in mind you […]
This week on the show we’re talking to Long Beach State Dirtbags coach Eric Valenzuela about how he’s preparing his team for the 2012 Big West Conference schedule that was released this week and starts in about a month. 01:00 We’ve got good news! 07:30 Interview with LBSU Dirtbags coach Eric Valenzuela 30:00 NFL reactions […]
On paper, there’s nothing particularly intimidating about the Long Beach State women’s basketball team’s defense. They don’t have a premier ball-stopper or shot-blocker and only one all-conference defender on the roster–they don’t have any national leaderboard or conference-leading players in the defensive statistical categories. Yet somehow the Beach entered last weekend’s series against UC Santa […]
This week both Long Beach State men’s and women’s golf teams competed for the first time in almost a year. The LBSU men moved up two spots while shaving seven strokes off their game in the final round of the Nick Watney Invitational in Fresno today. The Beach finished fourth place with an 851 for […]
This week on the LB Fee Show we’re talking to Sr. Associate Athletics Director Mark Edrington about how LBSU is adhering to COVID-19 protocols as they bring sports back. He also tells us some great stories about the Walter Pyramid. S4E69 – True Tales Of The Walter Pyramid!! And A Return To Spring Sports With […]
The 40-game Big West Conference-only schedule for the Long Beach State Dirtbags has been released with four-game series every weekend starting in March. In an effort to get more games per week without non conference competition, the conference has added a Saturday doubleheader as part of the schedule. LBSU has not added any non-conference games, […]
Championship weekend at the WCA Football Winner Circle League had a big game feel despite taking place on a Saturday afternoon in Chino. The Grind came into their season finale with a 4-1 record, fresh off their first loss against the loaded WCA all-star team the week before, a game they lost on the final […]
We’ve got some great photos from the Grind’s Double Overtime win by photographer Brad Freeman.
WCA Club Football: Long Beach Grind vs So Cal Coverage of Long Beach Grind’s double-overtime win over So Cal on February 6, 2021 in Chino, CA. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. […]