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Love in the Time of COVID-19: Planning a Virtual Wedding

When engaged couples sit down to plan their dream wedding, there’s always plenty of considerations: venue, cost, guest list. For those planning their big day during the COVID-19 pandemic, of course, there’s a whole host of other concerns. That’s something that Long Beach’s Zana Bowens and Jonathan Kidd have learned over the last few months […]

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Big West Conference Waiting As Long As Possible On Fall Decision

While some NCAA conferences have already canceled or amended their fall athletics schedule due to COVID-19 concerns, the Big West Conference is in no hurry to decide its future. That has left Long Beach State and the other member schools in a holding pattern. “Everything is still on the table,” LBSU athletics director Andy Fee […]

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LBSU Well Represented At Long Beach AVP Event

PHOTO COURTESY AVP There weren’t any fans surrounding the large constructed beach volleyball courts in the Long Beach Convention Center parking lot over the weekend, but Long Beach State represented itself very well during the first AVP Champions Cup series since the COVID-19 shutdown. NBC started its national broadcast on Saturday afternoon with a Monster […]

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Obituary: Jim Herrick, Understated and Irreplaceable

10/2/41-7/1/20 The Long Beach sports world lost a unique and irreplaceable figure earlier this month with the passing of baseball/softball champion and longtime Century Club volunteer Jim Herrick. Herrick was golfing at Little Rec with three friends when he passed away at the age of 78. “You don’t find guys like him very often,” said […]

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CIF State, Southern Section Announce 2020-21 Sports Plan

In a move that’s been widely expected for the last two weeks, the CIF State office announced that it’s pushing back the start of the high school sports season in California to December and January. Click here for our first story including the full releases from CIF State and CIF-SS.  The three seasons of Fall, […]

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CIF State Pushes California High School Sports To January

In a move that’s been widely expected for the last two weeks, the CIF State office announced that it’s pushing back the start of the high school sports season in California to January. The CIF State schedule was released at 9 a.m. on Monday, and still includes a full Fall/Winter/Spring plan with all sports scheduled […]

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Gaining, Losing Transfers Shaping Long Beach State Athletics

Long Beach State athletics doesn’t mind being an island of misfit toys for elite talent in need of a new home. A more egotistical sports culture, eligibility rule changes and even the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to turning the NCAA transfer portal into an open window over the past few years. Although LBSU can’t navigate […]

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Century Club Donates $10,500 to Cover Moore League Dues

In an effort to assist Long Beach’s high school sports program in the upcoming school year, the Long Beach Century Club made a $10,500 donation to the Moore League to cover the league dues for the city’s seven high schools. The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent school closures caused a financial shortfall for local high schools, […]

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LBCC Reacts To CCCAA Fall Sports Postponement

The California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) announced late last week that its Board of Directors had approved its Contingency Plan for fall sports, pushing all sports, including football, to the Spring of 2021. This directly impacts the athletic programs at Long Beach City College, which will not be able to begin official practices until […]