Every week JJ Fiddler and Mike Guardabascio 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 the guys are without Fee but got a chance to catch up with Long Beach State Dirtbags coach Troy […]
Welcome back to the562.org’s Athletes of the Week, released every Monday. HIGH SCHOOL Ariyonna Augustine, Long Beach Poly Track California’s reigning sprint queen put on a show last weekend at the Arcadia Invitational. The LSU signee won the 100 and 200 state championship last year and already owned this year’s top time in the 200 […]
It was an historic night in the Pyramid as the top-ranked Long Beach State men’s volleyball team swept UC San Diego to claim the first-ever Big West conference championship. The win improved the 49ers to 23-0, setting a new program record for consecutive wins and giving head coach Alan Knipe his 301st win, just one […]
Troy Buckley is doing everything he can to change the fortunes of his beleaguered Long Beach State Dirtbags. On Sunday, the head coach wore a uniform top in the dugout for the first time since he was an assistant coach under Mike Weathers. It didn’t work. The Dirtbags (12-20, 1-2) dropped the Big West series […]
FROM LBSU REPORTS Lauren MacLeod’s three-run home run in the sixth inning proved to be the game-winner, as No. 18 Long Beach State held off UC Riverside in a 4-2 win, the 13th in a row for the 49ers, a program record. Long Beach State (32-7, 6-0 Big West) once again struck early, scoring in […]
It was an historic night in the Pyramid as the top-ranked Long Beach State men’s volleyball team swept UC San Diego to claim the first-ever Big West conference championship. The win improved the 49ers to 23-0, setting a new program record for consecutive wins and giving head coach Alan Knipe his 301st win, just one […]
A pair of complete game shutouts from pitchers Cielo Meza and Jessica Flores helped No. 18 Long Beach State softball sweep the Big West doubleheader against UC Riverside on Saturday at the LBSU Softball Complex. The 49ers are on a 12-game winning streak, and conclude the series at 1 p.m. on Sunday. LBSU (31-7, 5-0) […]
FROM LBSU REPORTS Saturday has been a Bugaboo for the Long Beach State Dirtbags this season, but they exorcised the demons today at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. LBSU (12-19, 1-1 Big West) was able to win the second game of a series for the first time this season on Saturday afternoon with a 1-0 […]
FROM LBSU REPORTS The Long Beach State women’s tennis team held off San Diego State in a hard-fought 4-2 victory on Saturday afternoon at Rhodes Tennis Center thanks in part to Lena Pacholski’s three-set win to clinch the match. “We fought hard for the match today,” Long Beach State head coach Jenny Hilt-Costello said. “I’m […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags opened the Big West Conference schedule with a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to UC Irvine on Friday at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. It is the first Friday night loss at home this season. The Dirtbags (11-19, 0-1) took an early lead but couldn’t hold off the Anteaters (16-12, 2-2) who […]