The Long Beach State Dirtbags put together their best weekend performance of the season at Cal State Fullerton in nonconference action to win their second consecutive series. It is the first time LBSU (10-14) has won three straight road series at Fullerton since 1997-2000. The Dirtbags took the series with a 2-1 win on Sunday. […]
Welcome back to the562.org’s Athletes of the Week, honoring the best of the best each Monday from around the city. HIGH SCHOOL Teilon Tufuga, Lakewood Volleyball Junior standout Teilon Tufuga has been a standout for the Lancers the last two years, and he was sensational last week on the road in a sweep of defending […]
FROM LBSU REPORTS Behind a brilliant all-around performance from junior Clayton Andrews, Long Beach State (10-14) earned a 3-1 victory over rival Cal State Fullerton (9-12) in Sunday’s rubber match at Goodwin Field. Andrews got the start on the mound, holding the Titans scoreless through the first seven innings as neither team was able to […]
Long Beach City College inducted another star-studded class into its Hall of Champions on Friday, enshrining major figures from a number of different sports. The LBCC main gymnasium has long been known as the Hall of Champions, and its lobby includes not only trophies from the state-record 93 state championships the Vikings have claimed, but […]
FROM LBSU REPORTS The Dirtbags have yet to win game two of a series this season, with that trend continuing on Saturday night at Goodwin Field. Long Beach State (9-14) had nine hits compared to just three for Cal State Fullerton (9-11), but the host Titans took advantage of some defensive miscues to snag a […]
FROM LBSU REPORTS Naomi Hernandez tied a school record with five hits in the opener, and then No. 22 Long Beach State softball fought back in game two to grab an extra-inning victory to sweep the doubleheader Saturday at Loyola Marymount. The five hits from Hernandez in game one tied the school record set back […]
FROM LBSU REPORTS On the road No. 14 Long Beach State was unable to mount the comeback as the Beach fell to No. 4 UCLA 9-4 Saturday afternoon at Spieker Aquatics Center. Early in the first period both teams kept each other off the scoreboard, but UCLA broke through when Grace Reego scored to give […]
FROM LBSU REPORTS Long Beach State concluded competition at the Spring Track Classic at UC Riverside with seven Top 3 finishers in Saturday’s field events. Junior Bria Palmer was the lone event winner for the Beach, taking the top spot in the women’s high jump for the third time in as many tries this season. […]
FROM LBSU REPORTS Behind another terrific start from sophomore Zak Baayoun, Long Beach State (9-13) took game one of its non-conference rivalry series at Cal State Fullerton (8-11), winning 5-2 on Friday night at Goodwin Field. Baayoun went a career-best 8.0 innings on Friday, allowing an unearned run on three hits, one walk, and eight […]
FROM LBSU REPORTS In a busy day at Irvine Valley College, No. 5 Long Beach State defeated the hosts in an exhibition, and then won in two 5-0 sweeps against Nebraska and Concordia in a dominant day. Long Beach State (11-1) won without dropping a set against Nebraska (4-13), despite playing in both matches without […]