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Beach ‘band’ of brothers

A flimsy piece of rubber usually doesn’t hold much meaning. Yet, for the men’s basketball team, winning nine more games than last season might not have been possible without a seemingly insignificant piece of wrist wear. And, despite being ousted from the Big West Conference Tournament in the semifinals, the[Read More…]

LBSU students win $5,000 in Big West ShootOut

Despite the men’s basketball team’s season-ending loss last weekend, two Long Beach State students still became Big West Conference champions. Sophomore Clarissa Diaz and fourth-year student Alfonso Reyes teamed up last Saturday to win the 2009 Big West ShootOut. The co-ed duo won a grand prize of $5,000 between the[Read More…]

Junior nabs Player of the Week honor

Dean Bittner was named the Sports Imports/AVCA Division I-II Men’s National Player of the Week on Monday. Bittner led the 49ers to victories in last week’s Active Ankle Tournament over IPFW and defending national champion Penn State. The junior opposite posted 13 kills, three digs and five blocks in LBSU’s[Read More…]

‘Niners tame Nittany Lions

The seventh-ranked Long Beach State men’s volleyball team scored a huge win Saturday night against the defending national champion Penn State Nittany Lions at the Walter Pyramid. In the finale of the Active Ankle Tournament, Long Beach (10-8) took five sets to top No. 4 Penn State (15-3) by the[Read More…]

49ers win one for the Dirtbags

Box score The baseball team at Long Beach State has affectionately been known as the Dirtbags for the past 20 years for their hard-nosed play. In an effort to jump-start a struggling young team, head coach Mike Weathers stripped his squad of that moniker for Sunday’s game. The 49ers fared[Read More…]

Wild 9th inning brings heartbreak

Box score The Dirtbags can’t seem to find a break on the young season, and it was even more evident Saturday at Blair Field. Long Beach State had a forgettable ninth inning as it fell at the hands of the visiting Washington State Cougars, 8-5, to go down 0-2 in[Read More…]

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