Congrats to this week’s winners! HIGH SCHOOL Jenna Sonnenberg, Millikan Diving Millikan sophomore Jenna Sonnenberg made history last week, claiming the CIF Southern Section Division 2 diving championship. Sonnenberg finished with a score of 514.30, easily besting second-place Katelynn Shaheen of Crescenta Valley, who finished with 490.90. COLLEGE Clayton Andrews, Dirtbags Baseball The Big West’s […]
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Long Beach State Softball Makes NCAA Postseason
The Long Beach State softball team is an at-large selection into the 2018 NCAA postseason as one of four teams headed to the Tempe Regional that starts Friday. The opener against Ole Miss will be broadcast live at 4 p.m. on ESPN. This is the 24th postseason appearance for LBSU. Host Arizona State and New […]
Long Beach State Women’s Track Wins First Big West Title
The Long Beach State women’s track team made history on Saturday by winning the first Big West Championship in program history. LBSU edged UC Santa Barbara (122-120) and the other seven conference schools at CSU Northridge. The LBSU men’s team finished in second second place, and it’s the first time both teams have finished in […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach State Dirtbags Blank UCSB 12-0
The Long Beach State Dirtbags (24-26, 9-8) beat UC Santa Barbara 12-0 on Saturday at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field to clinch the Big West Conference series with their sixth straight win. BOX SCORE The LBSU men’s volleyball team was on hand to sign autographs and throw out the “first serve” to celebrate their national […]
Dirtbags Come Back For Walk-Off Win Over UCSB
Long Beach State trailed 8-0 to UC Santa Barbara in the sixth inning on Friday night at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, but the Dirtbags scored four runs in the sixth and eighth innings before a bases loaded wild pitch scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth. LBSU (23-26, 8-8) has won […]
Long Beach State Softball Sweeps Doubleheader
The No. 20 Long Beach State softball team swept a doubleheader at Cal State Northridge on Friday to clinch a second-place finish in the Big West Conference. The 49ers (42-11, 16-4) racked up 23 hits and 16 runs in the two games. LBSU used a five-run inning to beat CSUN 7-6 in the first game, […]
Long Beach State Dirtbags Beat No. 11 UCLA
The Long Beach State Dirtbags beat No. 11 UCLA for the second time this season on the road Tuesday night with a 5-1 victory. LBSU (22-26) scored all five runs in the fourth inning while and Wilson High alum Tyler Radcliffe picked up the win on the mound. It is the fourth consecutive road victory […]
Long Beach State Weekly Update
Check in on everything that’s happened with Long Beach State athletics over the past seven days. Men’s Volleyball Long Beach State Volleyball Wins National Championship! VIDEO: Long Beach State Men’s Volleyball Wins National Championship COLUMN: Long Beach Way Leads To LBSU National Championship PODCAST: The LB Fee Show Special National Championship Edition Women’s Soccer LBSU […]
PODCAST: The LB Fee Show Special National Championship Edition
Every Monday we usually sit down with Long Beach State athletics director Andy Fee for The LB Fee Show to talk about everything LBSU athletics and interview a special guest. This week we’re catching up with Long Beach State’s National Champions TJ DeFalco, Kyle Ensing, coach Alan Knipe and assistant Nick MacRae. Episode 10 – National […]
The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week
The Week of Champions deserves a supersized Athletes of the Week–congrats to all the winners. HIGH SCHOOL Kelly Hawkshaw, Millikan Baseball In a must-win game, Millikan starter Kelly Hawkshaw took a no-hitter into the sixth against Poly. Hawkshaw retired 11 in a row from the second to the fifth inning, and Millikan went on to […]