A dominant 6-0 win on Sunday at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field proved this hot start for the Long Beach State Dirtbags is no fluke. The victory completed a sweep of No. 17 Wake Forest, and LBSU (5-2) is off to its best start since 2016. “These guys want to be good,” said Dirtbags first-year […]
STORY AND VIDEO BY MATT SIMON Since the CIF-SS playoffs began, Wilson girls basketball coach Erin Carey has said that the Bruins had something to prove after a disappointing season and getting no love in the preseason polls. Even after dominating wins in the first three rounds of the playoffs, Carey continued to say that […]
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The Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team played good defense but couldn’t come up with enough scoring to beat Windward on the road in the CIF Southern Section Open Division pool play finale on Saturday night. A trip to Friday’s Open Division championship was at stake, but that spot went to the Wildcats after a […]
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Another strong defensive effort helped Long Beach State men’s basketball hold on to a 64-60 win over Hawaii on Saturday at Walter Pyramid. The Beach (10-18, 5-7) handed the Rainbow Wahine (15-11, 6-6) their first home conference loss last week. “I’m happy for our guys because they’re starting to get rewarded for their identity,” LBSU […]
The rain stayed away and the Long Beach State Dirtbags kept rolling under new coach Eric Valenzuela on Saturday by clinching their second weekend series victory. Freshman starter Luis Ramirez made history with 12 strikeouts and the Dirtbags scored four times the seventh inning to beat No. 17 Wake Forrest 7-3. LBSU (4-2) took the […]
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The Long Beach State athletics calendar is packed with action today. Dirtbags vs. No. 17 Wake Forrest, 3 p.m. LBSU has a chance to take the series at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field (weather permitting) after a 6-2 win on Friday night. Sophomore Alfredo Ruiz continued his hot start on the mound with seven scoreless […]
Millikan made history on Friday by winning the first Moore League boys’ lacrosse game in Long Beach. The Rams held off Wilson in a thrilling 9-8 victory on the road. Senior Matt Sutfin scored a game-high five goals for Millikan while Lassen Felix and Nick Magana each scored twice. Sutfin also had a team-high three […]