Long Beach State track and field is at the Steve Scott Invitational this weekend before the Big West Championship next week, and Crystal Rodriguez set a top-10 mark in the women’s hammer on Friday. Rodriguez had a 54.13m toss that ranks seventh in school history. Elsewhere in the field, Lauren Bartsch placed fourth, Lea Fong […]
Wilson softball celebrated senior day with a dominant 10-0 win over Long Beach Poly in five innings on Thursday at Joe Rodgers Stadium. High School Softball: Wilson vs. Long Beach Poly Please visit The562.org to subscribe and support Long Beach sports coverage. “That game was for the seniors,” Wilson coach George Molina said. “It was […]
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team went on an incredible run under the guidance of 20-year coach Jenny Hilt-Costello, winning 14 Big West Conference titles in 15 years. However, the 49ers haven’t taken the conference tournament since 2015. Hilt-Costello (pictured, left) thinks her young squad can get back to the top of the Big […]
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Wilson softball is in the midst of a memorable and historic season, so the senior day celebrations at Joe Rodgers Stadium tonight at 5:30 mean a little bit more for the eight Bruins play one of their last home games against Long Beach Poly. Seniors Katelyn Howard, Joey Vega, Amanda Castro, Kendal Scognamillo, Rebekah Guzman, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Millikan and Wilson each made four errors on Tuesday at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, but the Rams made their defensive miscues with fewer runners on base. A three-base error with the bases loaded in the third inning opened up a big lead for the Rams as part of a 7-4 Moore League win that […]
Wilson boy’s golf clinched its 14th consecutive Moore League championship by defeating Millikan 385-411 on Tuesday at El Dorado Park Golf Course. Samin Bhagat (pictured) and Tyler Allen shared the medalist honors for the Bruins with 3-over par rounds of 75. Hayden Seaver was the low finisher for the Rams (7-3) with 78. Wilson has won […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags scored six runs in the last two innings of their 8-5 comeback victory over USC (18-19) on Tuesday at Dedeaux Field. It is the third consecutive midweek win for LBSU (17-24). LBSU freshman Leonard Jones had three hits and a walk. His RBI double in the ninth inning scored Jarren […]