Every week JJ Fiddler and Mike Guardabascio sit down with Long Beach State athletics director Andy Fee for The LB Fee Show to talk about everything LBSU athletics and interview a special guest. This week features men’s volleyball coach Alan Knipe and a long discussion with Fee about bringing back coach Dan Monson. Episode 5 […]
Welcome back to another edition of the562.org’s Athletes of the Week. HIGH SCHOOL Nolan Brown, Long Beach Poly Baseball Long Beach Poly didn’t beat any of the three other Moore League playoff baseball teams last season, and wanted to change that this year. Their power-packed lineup pulled off an 11-10 extra-innings win over Lakewood last […]
History has its eyes on the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team, and the 49ers are staring right back, unblinking. Last weekend they overcame a big hurdle with a pair of wins over No. 4 UC Irvine, bringing the No. 1 Long Beach squad to a program-record 21-0. By contrast, every other team in the […]
The Long Beach State softball team’s pair of gems from Cielo Meza lifted them to a sweep of Hawaii. Meza set a school record with 17 strikeouts in game one against the Rainbow Wahine and then followed it up the next day with a no-hitter. The No. 18-ranked 49ers won game three to move to […]
We’ve got some great photos of the 49ers’ five-set win taken by photographer Stephen Dachman.
FROM LBSU REPORTS Thursday’s series opener at Fresno State (11-15) will go down as Long Beach State’s (11-15) best offensive performance of this millennium. The Dirtbags racked up 24 runs on 25 hits in a 24-10 thrashing of the host Bulldogs at Bob Bennett Stadium. Redshirt sophomore and Long Beach native Jacob Hughey led the […]
Long Beach State announced today that men’s basketball coach Dan Monson has signed a five-year contract extension. “Coach Monson is committed to returning our program to the top of the Big West Conference,” LBSU athletics director Andy Fee said in an official release. “I believe we are not far from that goal. I am committed […]
Long Beach will once again be well-represented in Major League Baseball this season, and there are more than 15 players with ties to the city who will try to keep a few streaks alive. Opening Day is Thursday when all 30 teams will be in action. The most impressive local streak is that Long Beach […]
A full list of local sports events coming up this weekend. THURSDAY High School Baseball, 3:15 p.m. Today is the last day of Moore League action until April 11 because of spring break. Poly is taking on Cabrillo at Blair Field while Lakewood hosts Compton on campus. High School Softball, 3:15 p.m. This is also […]
An announcement concerning the contract of 11-year head coach Dan Monson, and the future of the Long Beach State men’s basketball program is expected to come Thursday, according to the university sports information department. Monson’s unique five-year contract with the university expires after next season, but LBSU Andy Fee said he and Monson met last […]