Barry O’Dea was planning his own father’s funeral on a clear early-August evening last year when he heard that Wilson sophomore Camryn Krueger’s mother, Sarah, had died in a sudden accident. O’Dea, who had taken the Wilson girls’ water polo head coaching position in early June, drove straight to the Krueger house in Seal Beach […]
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Long Beach State Dirtbags Bats Quiet In Loss
The Long Beach State Dirtbags only managed four hits against Arizona State on Tuesday at Blair Field, but they were inches away from walking off winners in the bottom of the ninth inning. LBSU trailed the entire game, and finally put runners on second and third base with two outs in the ninth. Pinch-hitter Shaq […]
PHOTOS: LBSU Dirtbags vs. ASU, NCAA Baseball
Great action shots from our own Stephen Dachman.
VIDEO: Bonus Coverage From Wilson Water Polo Championship
Long Beach Wilson Water Polo CIF Championship BONUS COVERAGE The Long Beach Wilson girls’ water polo team won its first CIF championship in school history on Saturday, and we have exclusive postgame interviews. Visit The562.org for more Long Beach sports coverage! Wilson High Aquatics Family Stays Strong Through Tragedy VIDEO: Long Beach Wilson Wins CIF […]
Long Beach State Week In Review
Find out how the Long Beach State teams did last week. Men’s Volleyball The No. 1 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team beat No. 2 UCLA last week for the second time in five days. The 49ers (14-0) took down the Bruins (14-3) in a pair of four sets matches, and it was 25-21, 23-25, […]
Wilson Golf’s Tyler Schafer First At Servite Invitational
Wilson boys’ golf placed third at the Servite Invitational on Monday at Western Hills Country Club while senior Tyler Schafer won the individual championship with a 1-under par round of 71. Schafer had four birdies, and was the only player in the field to finish under par. Wilson’s Hunter Epson won the Servite Invite in […]
Long Beach City College Notebook
The Long Beach City College men’s basketball team beat Palomar 80-74 in the first round of the SoCal Regional Playoffs last week, but the Vikings had their season ended at No. 1 San Diego City College on Saturday with a 116-97 loss in the second round. LBCC sophomore William English led the Vikings with 25 […]
Long Beach Wilson Wins First Girls Water Polo CIF Title!
IRVINE — Brooke Gruneisen is the unquestioned leader for Wilson girls’ water polo. The junior scored the first two goals of the CIF Southern Section Division 3 championship game on Saturday at Woollett Aquatics Center, but it was her teammates who stepped up down the stretch to help deliver a 6-5 win over Harvard Westlake. […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach Wilson Wins CIF Water Polo Championship
Great action photos from our own Stephen Dachman from the championship match against Harvard Westlake on Saturday at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine.
Long Beach State Saturday Roundup
The Dirtbags split a Saturday doubleheader at No. 7 TCU (3-2) in its first road series. LBSU (2-4) came back for a 3-2 victory in game one, but were bested by the TCU offense in game two, 8-3. READ FULL REPORT Reigning Big West Pitcher of the Week and Golden Spikes performer of the week […]