Cross Country: Season concludes with Regional run in Eugene The Long Beach State cross country team concluded its 2009 campaign at the NCAA West Regional in Eugene, Ore. on Saturday as both men’s and women’s teams registered 14th place finishes at the Springfield Country Club. The men’s team finished with[Read More…]
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VIDEO: Men’s basketball – LBSU v. Alaska-Anchorage highlights
Guard play delivers ‘Wynn’-ing formula in opener
Box score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team held Prairie View A&M scoreless during the final two minutes of the season-opening game to beat the defending Southwestern Athletic Conference champions, 76-68, Friday night at the Walter Pyramid. First-year head coach Jody Wynn recorded her first victory at The Beach[Read More…]
Balanced attack keys wire-to-wire win
For the 4,122 in attendance, as well as some of the players, the excitement was almost uncontainable on Saturday night. The Long Beach State men’s basketball team never trailed in what turned into an 86-65 victory over Alaska-Anchorage in its season opener at the Walter Pyramid. The Beach (1-0) was[Read More…]
MCDANNALD: Figueroa’s luck turns around
For a player with as much tough luck the past two seasons as Karina Figueroa, it’s hard to imagine that Friday the 13th could be one of her better days. Her 23-point, 10-assist double-double and four steals led the Long Beach State women’s basketball team to a 76-68 upset over[Read More…]
Tucker Talks: Breaking down the BCS
Recently, I wrote a column bashing Major League Baseball for not expanding its use of instant replay. The idea essentially was that the technology exists and there is no reason to keep screwing up the calls. College football uses technology — computers — to create a ranking for the Top[Read More…]
Sophomore steps up with career night
Box score RIVERSIDE — With star middle blocker Naomi Washington not available due to the flu, Caitlin Ledoux stepped up with a career performance Thursday night at the Student Recreation Center. The sophomore outside hitter swatted a career-high 33 kills on 74 swings and .311 hitting to lead the Long[Read More…]
49ers prevail on senior night
The 49er men’s water polo team controlled the tempo throughout the first half, resulting in an 8-6 upset of No. 6 Loyola Marymount Thursday night at the 49er Campus Pool. The Beach (9-11, 1-6 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) came out frothing on senior night, taking a commanding 3-0 first quarter[Read More…]
Wynn hauls in first batch of recruits
Long Beach State women’s basketball head coach Jody Wynn announced the signing of her first recruiting class on Thursday. Janae Coffee, Chantel Dooley and Brandi Henton each penned National Letters of Intent to play for the 49ers in 2010. “We are extremely happy with our early signees,” Wynn said in[Read More…]
49er men’s hoops signs three recruits
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team sealed a large portion of its 2010 recruiting class on the first day of the early signing period, head coach Dan Monson announced Wednesday. LBSU was able to land three key high school recruits from three different states, including an ESPNU 100 player[Read More…]