The Lakewood volleyball team got a wakeup call from Wilson last week—consider the Lancers wide awake. Lakewood clinched a share of the Moore League title on Thursday afternoon with a quick sweep of Long Beach Poly on the Jackrabbits’ Senior Day, winning 25-19, 25-14, 25-12. Lakewood coach Devon Taylor’s group is one match up on […]
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Long Beach Sports Calendar April 26-29
Check out where the local teams will be playing this weekend. THURSDAY High School Softball Wilson is now two games ahead of the chase pack and first in the Moore League after Millikan knocked off Lakewood last week. The Bruins are taking on Poly at Joe Rodgers Stadium today at 5 p.m. When these rivals […]
PODCAST: What Up, Long Beach!? Ep. 7 Long Beach Basketball Mt. Rushmore
This week JJ Fiddler and Mike Guarbabascio are deciding which local players deserve to be on the men’s and women’s Long Beach Basketball Mount Rushmore. They’re also checking in with LBSU Men’s Volleyball (21:00) as the 49ers prepare for the NCAA Final Four, and LBCC softball (27:25) where a special player made a special list […]
Feature: DeFalco, Tuaniga’s Partnership Brings Special Results For Long Beach State
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 […]
Feature: LBCC Men’s Volleyball Wants ‘Second Chance’ At State
The Long Beach City men’s volleyball team heads into the state championship week undefeated and ranked No. 1 in California, just two wins away from a 10thstate championship. Their coach, Jonathan Charette, is also an alum, one who found his life path thanks to playing for the Vikings. “I was a punk, I had no […]
Boys’ Volleyball: St. Anthony, Wilson Win
St. Anthony remained undefeated in league with an easy sweep of St. Paul, 25-10, 25-16, 25-15. The Saints (21-3) were led by Nicky Mizraji, who had 13 kills and five aces, Aidan Grosz (seven kills), Brandon Barry (seven kills), and Eamon Pool-Harris (12 digs). Wilson swept Long Beach Poly 25-19, 25-20, 25-19 to take firm […]
Long Beach State Wins Two More Awards
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 […]
Long Beach City College Weekly Notebook
Catch on everything that’s happened with the Long Beach City College Vikings over the last seven days. Men’s Volleyball The top-ranked Long Beach City College men’s volleyball team made quick work of its first-round opponent Miramar in the California Community College Athletic Association state playoffs at home last Friday. The Vikings won their 20th consecutive […]
Long Beach State Weekly Notebook
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 […]
Long Beach State Is NCAA’s Top Seed For Tournament
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 […]