This story has been updated with quotes from CIF-SS Commissioner Rob Wigod during Monday’s press conference. The CIF-Southern Section has just announced that there will be postseason play in the 2020-21 school year. With recent changes to California Department of Public Health (CDPH) guidelines permitting schools to travel across multiple county lines for competition, the […]
Golf was predictably the first outdoor sports activity to return after the COVID-19 shutdowns because of its inherent social distancing, and patrons flocked back to the local courses to play with new rules like having the pins drilled into the cup. That’s great news for the weekend warriors but it’s made life more difficult for […]
The Big West Conference basketball tournament in Las Vegas last week was a chance for Long Beach State men’s basketball to show it’s still relevant after a forgettable season, and the Beach succeeded admirably. LBSU (6-12) struggled to stay on the court all year because of COVID-19 pauses and injuries. The Beach also dropped most […]
Congratulations to all of our Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Naples Rib Company. HIGH SCHOOL Kyle Johnson, Long Beach Poly Cross Country Long Beach Poly senior Kyle Johnson won his first career varsity race last week in leading the Jackrabbits to a team victory over Lakewood. Johnson ran a 17:34 over Poly’s 5K campus […]
Long Beach State senior and Wilson High alum Hunter Epson has been named Big West Men’s Golfer of the Month after leading the Beach at both the Nick Watney Invitational and The Prestige in February. The Long Beach native finished in a tie for fourth place at the Nick Watney Invitational with a 9-under par […]
Long Beach State women’s golf hosted the Gold Rush at Old Ranch Country Club this week and finished in the middle of the pack while USC took the team title by shooing even par. “It was great to be back home hosting, seeing friends, and foes but more importantly our fans,” LBSU coach Joey Cerulle […]
In a showdown of unbeaten Big West squads, Long Beach State proved to be a step or two behind UC Davis at this point in the season. The Aggies remained unbeaten atop the women’s basketball standings with a pair of impressive wins at Walter Pyramid over the weekend. The story was essentially the same in […]
This week both Long Beach State men’s and women’s golf teams competed for the first time in almost a year. The LBSU men moved up two spots while shaving seven strokes off their game in the final round of the Nick Watney Invitational in Fresno today. The Beach finished fourth place with an 851 for […]
The Wilson High community is mourning the loss of another lifelong Bruin this week after Kurt Holmes passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday. He was 62. Holmes served as music teacher, marching band director, orchestra director, and golf coach while working at Wilson. “All he ever wanted to do was be at Wilson,” […]
For the last three decades, Bob Livingstone has been a central figure in the Long Beach golf community. A member of the El Dorado Park and Recreation Park Golf Clubs, Livingstone’s resume includes a 14-year tenure as head coach of the men’s golf program at Long Beach State, and induction into the Long Beach Golf […]