On paper, there’s nothing particularly intimidating about the Long Beach State women’s basketball team’s defense. They don’t have a premier ball-stopper or shot-blocker and only one all-conference defender on the roster–they don’t have any national leaderboard or conference-leading players in the defensive statistical categories. Yet somehow the Beach entered last weekend’s series against UC Santa […]
Long Beach State Golf Back In Action
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 […]
PODCAST: How Is Long Beach State Restarting Athletics On Campus?
This week on the LB Fee Show we’re talking to Sr. Associate Athletics Director Mark Edrington about how LBSU is adhering to COVID-19 protocols as they bring sports back. He also tells us some great stories about the Walter Pyramid. S4E69 – True Tales Of The Walter Pyramid!! And A Return To Spring Sports With […]
Long Beach State Dirtbags Release 2021 Schedule
The 40-game Big West Conference-only schedule for the Long Beach State Dirtbags has been released with four-game series every weekend starting in March. In an effort to get more games per week without non conference competition, the conference has added a Saturday doubleheader as part of the schedule. LBSU has not added any non-conference games, […]
Football: Long Beach Grind Tops SoCal In Double Overtime
Championship weekend at the WCA Football Winner Circle League had a big game feel despite taking place on a Saturday afternoon in Chino. The Grind came into their season finale with a 4-1 record, fresh off their first loss against the loaded WCA all-star team the week before, a game they lost on the final […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach Grind vs. So Cal, WCA Club Football
We’ve got some great photos from the Grind’s Double Overtime win by photographer Brad Freeman.
VIDEO: Long Beach Grind vs. So Cal, WCA Club Football
WCA Club Football: Long Beach Grind vs So Cal Coverage of Long Beach Grind’s double-overtime win over So Cal on February 6, 2021 in Chino, CA. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. […]
Long Beach Poly Alum KJ Feagin Named to USA Basketball Team
PHOTOS BY WILLIAM JOHNSON, STEPHEN CARR, AND COURTESY SAN DIEGO STATE Long Beach Poly basketball product KJ Feagin will represent the United States on the international stage this month, playing on the USA Basketball squad that is traveling to Puerto Rico for the FIBA AmeriCup qualifiers. Feagin and the USA team will be in San Juan […]
Long Beach State Women Sweep UCSB, Set Up Davis Showdown
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team completed its weekend sweep of UC Santa Barbara with a comfortable 70-55 win on Saturday afternoon that improves the Beach to 11-1, and a perfect 10-0 in Big West play. It’s the team’s best start in 15 years and sets up a championship-level showdown with UC Davis next […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs. UCSB
We’ve got some great photos from the game from photographer Joseph Kling.