The Long Beach State women’s tennis team went on an incredible run under the guidance of 20-year coach Jenny Hilt-Costello, winning 14 Big West Conference titles in 15 years. However, the 49ers haven’t taken the conference tournament since 2015. Hilt-Costello (pictured, left) thinks her young squad can get back to the top of the Big […]
In the late 1970s, the NCAA rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird elevated the sport of basketball. The national championship game that year was the most-watched basketball game ever, and as their rivalry moved on to the NBA, it’s widely considered responsible for launching basketball into the “major sport” status it enjoys today. The […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags scored six runs in the last two innings of their 8-5 comeback victory over USC (18-19) on Tuesday at Dedeaux Field. It is the third consecutive midweek win for LBSU (17-24). LBSU freshman Leonard Jones had three hits and a walk. His RBI double in the ninth inning scored Jarren […]
Long Beach State men’s volleyball should be anticipating a lot of postseason honors, and junior Kyle Ensing kicked off awards season on Tuesday with the 2018 Bryan Ivie Award, presented by Off The Block, and given to the nation’s best opposite. Ensing is top-15 in the nation with a .357 attack percentage, and has tallied […]
Every Monday we 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 without Fee but got a chance to catch up with Long Beach State women’s golf coach Joey Cerulle. Episode 8 – Be The […]
Check on everything that’s happened with the Long Beach State 49ers over the last seven days. Men’s Volleyball Long Beach State Sweeps Hawaii For Big West Title; NCAAs Up Next VIDEO: Long Beach State vs. Hawaii, Men’s Volleyball Women’s Golf LBSU completed a dominant performance at the Big West Championship at Strawberry Farms Golf Club […]
This week’s Athletes of the Week, presented by Naples Rib Company. HIGH SCHOOL Josh Lambert, Wilson Volleyball Wilson’s Josh Lambert had a special week last week. He led his Bruins to a big-time upset of Lakewood, handing the Lancers their first loss of the Moore League schedule; Lambert had 22 kills and 10 digs in […]
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team earned the No. 1 seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament, which will be held May 1-5 at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion. The 49ers won the Big West regular season and conference championships and have been ranked No. 1 in the nation since very early in the season. With a […]
Saturday night’s Big West championship match between Long Beach State and Hawaii wasn’t just a win for the 49ers. It was a full-throated, chest-beating, screaming statement from Long Beach that they’re still the best team in the nation, despite having lost to the Rainbow Warriors on the island a week ago. Long Beach dominated with […]
We’ve got some great photos of the 49ers’ sweep taken by photographer Stephen Dachman.