The Saints (19-3, 6-0) remain untouchable in the Camino Real League and remained in first place after a sweep of St. Genevieve, 25-11, 25-22, 25-15. The Saints have only dropped one set in league all year and are now ranked No. 1 in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 rankings. Long Beach State commit Aidan […]
Tag: Volleyball
Long Beach State Notebook: Dirtbags Win Series
The Long Beach State Dirtbags upset No. 17 UCLA 5-2 last week at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, and then rode that momentum into a Big West Conference series victory at Cal State Northridge over the weekend. The win over UCLA is the fourth win over a ranked opponent for the Dirtbags, and the road […]
Long Beach City College Notebook: Beach Volleyball Hosting Conference Championships
The top-ranked Long Beach City College beach volleyball team (15-5, 6-0) was very busy during their last week of the regular season, and host the Conference Championships at Granada Beach on Friday morning. LBCC faced Long Beach State, Utah and CSU Bakersfield in exhibition matches on Saturday after beating El Camino 4-1 to close out […]
Lakewood Volleyball Looking Like CIF Title Contender
When the Lakewood Lancers boys’ volleyball team started the season, coach Devon Taylor said the team didn’t write down specific benchmarks to measure the year by. “We didn’t set any tangible goals, we didn’t talk about winning Moore League or winning CIF,” he said. “We just wanted to create an environment where everyone could get […]
PHOTOS: Lakewood vs. Millikan Boys’ Volleyball
We’ve got some great photos of the Lakewood Millikan boys’ volleyball match from our own Stephen Dachman.
Long Beach State, Alan Knipe Nearing Contract Extension
When it was announced two weeks ago that Long Beach State and Dan Monson had reached a five-year contract extension, LBSU athletic director Andy Fee pointed out that he didn’t like coaches entering lame-duck years where they were on the last season of their contract. Astute 49er fans might have perked their antennae up at […]
Long Beach State Volleyball Wins Big West Title
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 […]
LBCC Men’s Volleyball Sweeps LA Trade Tech
The undefeated season for the No. 1-ranked LBCC men’s volleyball team continued on Friday evening, as the Vikings improved to 17-0 with a quick sweep of winless LA Trade Tech, 32-30, 25-15, 25-12. Head coach Jonathan Charette let most of his starters rest in the game, with the state playoffs looming in a week and […]
Long Beach City College Notebook: Men’s Volleyball Still No. 1
Catch up on the latest Long Beach City College athletics news and notes after a busy weekend. Men’s Volleyball LBCC team survived a scare last week to remain undefeated and No. 1 in California. The Vikings (16-0, 3-0) traveled to El Camino on Friday and easily won the first two sets 25-21, 25-21. El Camino […]