Box score Maybe superstition was on the minds of the baseball team on Friday the 13th. One game after posting 17 runs and 17 hits, the Dirtbag bats were silenced. Long Beach State (4-8) dropped the first match-up of its weekend series against Washington State, 9-0, in front of 960[Read More…]
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Pacific brings Beach season to end
Box score ANAHEIM — In the end Long Beach State just couldn’t make enough shots Friday night. The ‘Niners (15-15) went more than 10 minutes without a field goal in the second half and couldn’t hold off the Pacific Tigers, dropping a 65-60 decision in the Big West Conference semifinals[Read More…]
It’s game time: LBSU to face Pacific in Big West semis
Long Beach State finally has an opponent for its semifinal game in the Big West Conference Tournament at the Anaheim Convention Center. With a 67-60 win over UC Davis, the third-seeded Pacific Tigers earned a date with the No. 2 ‘Niners Friday night. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU[Read More…]
Freshman earns Player of the Week honors
Long Beach State freshman Anais Dallara was named the Big West Conference Player of the Week for women’s tennis Wednesday. Dallara went 4-0 the past week as LBSU notched wins over then-No. 27 UC Irvine and No. 75 Cal Poly to remain undefeated in conference play at 5-0. The French-native[Read More…]
Two wins away from the Big Dance
Click here for the Big West Tournament schedule They have battled all season for this. Now they are just two wins away from the NCAA Tournament. The Long Beach State men’s hoops teams will open Big West Conference Tournament play in the semifinals at the Anaheim Convention Center Friday night.[Read More…]
Hegarty, LBSU part ways
Long Beach State women’s head basketball coach Mary Hegarty won’t be back for another season with the team, she said in an e-mail Wednesday. Athletic Director Vic Cegles has decided not to renew her six-year contract that expired at the end of this season. A meeting between the coach and[Read More…]
Beach Banter: Will T.O. be a blow to Buffalo?
Sports editor Tracy McDannald, staff writer Matt Moreno and managing editor Tiffany Rider — an avid Dallas Cowboys fan — discuss the release of Terrell Owens, who then signed with the Buffalo Bills as a free agent. Tiffany Rider: I’m just as surprised as both of you are, I’m assuming.[Read More…]
49er women receive 3 conference honors
Click here for a complete list of honorees In a season plagued by injuries and capped without a postseason berth, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team still took home three individual honors. Juniors Whitney Fields and Lauren Sims were joined by freshman Adelle Walton as Big West Conference selections[Read More…]
Dirtbags’ bats tee off on Toreros
Box score The Dirtbags seem to have the ability to explode offensively at any time. And that is just what they did, defeating the University of San Diego Toreros, 17-3, Tuesday night in front of 1,094 at Blair Field. Long Beach State (4-7) had an equal total of hits and[Read More…]
Big West shows men’s hoops ‘TLC’
Click here for a complete list of honorees The youth movement that has taken place at The Beach was recognized by the Big West Conference on Monday morning. After winning just six games a year ago, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team has already won 15 and a trio[Read More…]