With the local high school teams on spring break, here are the biggest Long Beach State and Long Beach City College games coming up this weekend. THURSDAY Long Beach City College Men’s Volleyball vs. El Camino College, 5 p.m. The No. 3 Vikings will be at Fullerton College this weekend for the CCCAA State Championship, […]
It’s been turbulent times for the Long Beach State Dirtbags, but interim co-head coaches Greg Bergeron and Dan Ricabal announced the signing of two more members of the 2019 recruiting class this week. Catcher Thomas Greely is currently in his sophomore season at Delta College, and the switch-hitter has a .309 average through 31 games […]
Wilson and Cabrillo closed out the Moore League baseball season with a bang on Tuesday evening at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. It was an old school pitchers duel between Bruins starter Sergio Cazares and Jaguars starter Dylan Gambino, but an unearned run in the second inning gave Wilson the 1-0 victory to finish the […]
The ancient tale of Siddhartha is about a man who sacrifices materialistic pursuits in order to find a more sustainable spiritually, and he ends up succeeding by finding peace in nothingness. Long Beach State needs to apply that lesson to its search for a new mascot. After years of phasing out the 49ers mascot, and […]
The Long Beach State track and field program hosted the 25th Annual Beach Invitational on campus at Jack Rose Track last weekend with more than 3,000 elite competitors of all ages and skills participating. On the men’s side, LBSU’s 4×100 relay team of Femi Ajose, Faris Babineaux, Kemonie Briggs, and Koty Burton won the event […]
The No. 3 Long Beach City College men’s volleyball team took down No. 6 Santiago Canyon Hawks 3-1 last week in the first round of the California Community College Athletic Association State Championship Regional Playoffs. The Vikings (17-3) have now won 12 consecutive games, and will take on No. 2 El Camino in the CCCAA semifinals […]
It was an exciting week of Moore League badminton action at Long Beach Poly, as the league’s best singles, doubles, and mixed doubles players were decided in front of large and vocal crowds. In Monday’s singles competition, it was the top seeds that won out, as Wilson’s Doris Chuang won the girls’ title and Lakewood’s […]
The Long Beach Poly girls’ swim team won an historic fourth consecutive Moore League championship last week, and the Jackrabbits have already won their second banner of the season. The CIF Southern Section announced its academic award winners, and the Jackrabbits were one of the winners thanks to having the highest team GPA of any […]
It was a super-sized week of action so it’s a super-sized Athletes of the Week! Congratulations to our winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Doris Chuang, Wilson Badminton With a long frame and a powerful stroke, Wilson sophomore Doris Chuang dominated the field to win the Moore League girls’ badminton singles […]
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team had a wild weekend in Hawaii at the Big West Tournament, playing in front of crowds of more than 10,000 Rainbow Warrior fans. After defeating UC Santa Barbara in an impressive four-set semifinal on Friday night, Long Beach was bested in a classic five-set championship match by the […]