Long Beach State flexed their muscles in an impressive sweep over Erskine on Monday night to remain undefeated at 2-0. The Beach hit .508 en route to a 25-13, 25-15, 25-11 victory. “We got to flex a little bit of our depth, which was good,” said Beach coach Alan Knipe after the match. “Hit .508, […]
Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Misha Hebert, Long Beach Poly Soccer Long Beach Poly’s Misha Hebert scored the game-winner for the Jackrabbits in the second-half of a 2-1 win over Wilson last week. The win keeps Poly in the title hunt […]
The No. 5 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team opened its season in the Walter Pyramid Saturday evening with an impressive sweep of Harvard. The Beach hit .413 in the 25-18, 25-16, 25-23 victory. The match was well-attended as the team prepares for what it hopes will be its first full season with fans in […]
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For the second time in three days, Long Beach State men’s basketball used its defense to win a Big West Conference game at Walter Pyramid. The Beach shut down UC Santa Barbara on Thursday, and then beat Cal State Northridge 71-55 on Saturday. “I’m happy for our guys to put a week together and get rewarded […]
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With plenty of options for Long beach State men’s basketball to turn to offensively, freshman Aboubacar Traore usually doesn’t have to worry about creating at that end. But with guards Colin Slater and Joel Murray in early foul trouble, Traore used his defense to create offensive opportunities which led to him scoring a game-high 17 […]
His accolades were longer than a Langston Hughes poem. If there was a competitive sporting event in Long Beach in the 1960’s, chances are John Rambo was the star. Rambo, who attended Long Beach Poly, Long Beach City College, and Long Beach State, had a passion for basketball and high jumping was a hobby. That […]
This week on the show we’re talking about how COVID-19 cancellations will shape the Long Beach high school and college basketball seasons. We also talk about some of the most likely championship teams this year including Long Beach State men’s volleyball, Wilson baseball and more. Support The562.org
How high are expectations for the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team this year? Well, the Beach started the year ranked No. 4 in the country in the preseason NCAA rankings and the response from many fans and athletic department staffers was, “Wow, the disrespect.” Indeed, we could be poised on the brink of another […]