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Boys’ Volleyball Preview: Avalon Lancers

Out on the island, Avalon coach Carlos Martinez thinks his team is ready to compete for an Academy League championship. The Lancers started off 1-0 and are led by sophomore outside hitter Adalberto Martinez. “We’re in Division 6 this year and expect to be competitive,” said Martinez. The Lancers will also face a Moore League […]

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Long Beach State Men’s Volleyball Sweeps CSUN On New Floor

Some things may have been different on Friday night at Walter Pyramid, but the final result stayed the same for Long Beach State men’s volleyball. The defending national champions debuted their new Taraflex playing surface in the Big West Conference opener while sweeping Cal State Northridge 25-14, 25-14, 28-26. LBSU (14-0, 1-0) has only lost […]

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Long Beach State Notebook: Dirtbags Off To Worst Start Ever

The Long Beach State Dirtbags are off to their worst start in program history. LBSU (0-7) has lost its first seven games for the first time ever after getting swept by Nevada last weekend at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. The previous worst start was 0-6 in 1954, the first season of the program, and […]

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Long Beach State Athletics Weekly Update

The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team made history last weekend, and they did so in front of more than 3,000 fans. The team’s sweep of No. 4 UCLA was the 33rd consecutive home victory, which sets a new school record — the team hasn’t lost in the Pyramid since March 26, 2016. Long Beach […]

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The562.org’s College Athletes Of The Week

Congratulations to all of this week’s winners. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State Volleyball Senior TJ DeFalco had five aces in a sweep of UCLA last weekend, obliterating the UCLA defense even with the serves that didn’t find the floor. DeFalco is now just seven aces shy of the school record. He also had six kills, […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball

Long Beach State Volleyball Thumps UCLA On Historic Night

The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team made history on Saturday night, and they did so in front of more than 3,000 fans. The team’s sweep of No. 4 UCLA was the 33rd consecutive home victory, which sets a new school record–the team hasn’t lost in the Pyramid since March 26, 2016. Long Beach was […]