For the first time all season, Long Beach State’s men’s and women’s basketball programs were both in action at the same time, going a combined 3-1 over the weekend. The men’s team played three non-conference games in early December, but hadn’t competed in over three weeks following a positive COVID test from a non-student athlete […]
While we happily put 2020 in our collective rear view mirror, I hope the high school sports community uses the harsh lessons learned over the past year to get creative in the new one. Like most of you, I miss the normal sports schedule, but I think it’s counterproductive to hold out hope for any […]
NCAA Basketball: Long Beach State vs Bakersfield Long Beach State fell despite a game-high 18 points from Isaiah Washington.
We’ve got photos from the Beach’s loss thanks to photographer Stephen Dachman.
STORY BY MATT SIMON After clawing its way to an overtime victory Friday night against Cal State Bakersfield, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team found itself in an uphill battle in the series finale Saturday night at the Walter Pyramid. With a 9-man rotation the Beach (2-3, 1-1 Big West) battled early on and […]
It was a great New Year’s Day for the Long Beach State men’s and women’s basketball programs. After both persevering through COVID-19-related pauses, both teams pulled out tight Big West wins over CSU Bakersfield. Long Beach State Men 90, CSU Bakersfield 89 (OT) The Long Beach State men’s team (2-2, 1-0) had been shut down […]
We’ve got great shots from the Beach’s win over Bakersfield from photographer Joseph Kling. Support The562.org
NCAA Basketball: Long Beach State vs. CSU Bakersfield Long Beach State opened Big West play with an overtime win over new conference rival Cal State Bakersfield. 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. […]
We’re happily saying goodbye to 2020 by taking a look back at some of our best interviews of the last year with Long Beach Poly football coach Stephen Barbee, basketball star Peyton Watson, Wilson track and field star Rachel Glenn, Softball Gatorade State Player of The Year Tiare Jennings, Long Beach State athletic director Andy […]
The last 12 months have been filled with loss and grief of all kinds. The Long Beach sports world said goodbye to a number of people, much more than a usual year, with an obituary running almost every other week on the562.org. We take a look back at those we’ve lost. The year began with […]