There’s no good way for a college basketball team’s season to end, but it’s hard to imagine a more excruciating way for it to have ended than the way the Long Beach State men’s basketball team went out on Thursday afternoon. The 49ers took a three-point lead with 2:30 left in the game but missed […]
We’ve got a great gallery from the 49ers’ match with Pepperdine, taken by photographer Stephen Dachman.
“A lot of people say we’re at a disadvantage because of our size, but I think it’s an advantage because of the way we play defense,” said Long Beach Poly junior Malik Salahuddin after the Jackrabbits’ 69-53 win over El Camino Real in the first round of the CIF State Division 1 playoffs. It’s hard […]
Welcome to the562.org’s Athletes of the Week. HIGH SCHOOL Randy Gonzalez, Lakewood Wrestling Randy Gonzales did his family proud and solidified his legacy as one of Lakewood’s best wrestlers last weekend with a third-place finish at the CIF State meet in the 285-pound weight class. It’s the highest finish for a Lakewood wrestler in a […]
Three-time Olympic gold medalist and current Long Beach City College director of volleyball Misty May-Treanor will speak to the Long Beach Century Club on March 6th, previewing what look to be successful spring seasons for the Vikings. The meeting will take place Tuesday evening, March 6th, at 6 p.m. at Forbidden City. “We’re excited to […]
There was little suspense on Sunday for the Long Beach Poly and St. Anthony boys’ basketball teams—both the Jackrabbits and Saints had already clinched spots in the CIF State bracket despite disappointing semifinal losses in the CIF Southern Section playoffs. The Jackrabbits earned the No. 9 seed in the Division 1 bracket, and will travel […]
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team is still undefeated, still the unanimous No. 1-ranked team in America, and still a hell of a lot of fun. The 49ers put on a show for the 1,000 fans who picked volleyball over the Oscars on Sunday night, with stars TJ DeFalco and Kyle Ensing holding a […]
We’ve got a gallery of great shots taken by photographer Stephen Dachman.