Local legend Misty May-Treanor added to her illustrious resume late last month when she was appointed as co-chair to the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition. “I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for the great coaches and many opportunities to participate in many different sports,” May-Treanor said while standing next […]
Six players from Long Beach schools were selected in the Major League Baseball Draft this week. The Dirtbags had four players picked while LBCC and Long Beach Poly each had one. Jarren Duran – 7th Round, 220th Pick, Boston Red Sox Duran is the 61st Dirtbags player since 1989 to be selected in the first […]
No one who voted on the 2018 Big West Baseball Pitcher Of The Year award tried to get a hit off of Clayton Andrews. I think that needs to change. Andrews was one of the best two-way players in the country for the Long Beach State Dirtbags. The junior southpaw led the Big West with […]
JJ Fiddler and Mike Guardabascio sit down with Long Beach State athletics director Andy Fee every Monday for The LB Fee Show to talk about everything LBSU athletics and interview a special guest. This week is a special year-end edition with mailbag questions and a countdown of the Top 10 moments at LBSU in 2017-18. […]
Ten Long Beach athletes will compete at this weekend’s NCAA Track & Field championships in Eugene, Oregon, an event already guaranteed to be historic as it’s the last to be held at Historic Hayward Field before it’s rebuilt. Headlining the group of locals is Long Beach Poly alum Ariana Washington, one of the NCAA’s most […]
After two weeks in the FIVB Volleyball Nations League (formerly the World League), the United States Men’s National Team is in a three-way tie for first place with a record of 5-1. The USA team has featured a trio of local players in Wilson and Long Beach State alum Dustin Watten, as well as current […]
Our weekly update on everything Long Beach State athletics includes Big West awards and coaching news. BASEBALL Long Beach State Baseball Gets Big West Awards MEN’S BASKETBALL Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Coaching Changes TRACK & FIELD Long Beach State Track & Field Sending Six To NCAAs TEAM USA Long Beach State Well-Represented On Team […]
Long Beach State’s international legacy is well documented. There has been a 49er in every Summer Olympics since the university was founded in 1949, and five more LBSU representatives are part of Team USA this year. LBSU women’s soccer coach Mauricio Ingrassia, water polo coach Gavin Arroyo, men’s volleyball assistant coach Nick MacRae and men’s […]
Taylor Rowland’s college softball career hasn’t been typical, but last week it turned historic when the Long Beach State sophomore became the fifth 49er to be named an All-American. Rowland earned second-team honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. “I couldn’t have done anything this season without the support of my family and my coaches,” […]
The reconfiguration of the Long Beach State men’s basketball program under 12th year coach Dan Monson continued on Wednesday when the university announced that Bobby Braswell will return as an assistant coach and Myke Scholl has been promoted to Associate Head Coach. Former graduate manager Jerry Woods has also been hired as the new Director […]