1. Long Beach State – When Mauricio Ingrassia started coaching at Long Beach Community College in 1995, his team went 7-10-0 his first year, then 17-4-2 his second year and then 26-1-0 his third year. Since Ingrassia started coaching at LBSU in 2004, his team went 6-9-3 his first year,[Read More…]
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Cegles ready to begin his era
During the 2005-06 school year it looked as if Long Beach State would never be able to replace athletic director Bill Shummard after he left the school in 2005. Finally in April, President F. King Alexander named Vic Cegles the man to lead the 49ers athletic program in the future.[Read More…]
Freshman juggling soccer, school
Leaving home, buying books, furnishing a new room, scheduling classes and making new friends are just a couple of stressful problems for incoming students. For freshman Chantel Hubbard, she has to improve her soccer skills, learn new formations and try to find playing time for one of the top college[Read More…]
49ers envision Big West title
Historically, pre-season expectations for the Long Beach State women’s soccer team have been modest. But with Mauricio Ingrassia going into his third season as head coach, and after two consecutive nationally-ranked recruiting classes, expectations have changed. The 49ers have all 11 starters returning from last year’s squad, which finished with[Read More…]
Snoop Dogg and others perform at Day Two of Street Scene 2006
A crowd surrounded San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium on Aug. 5 as thousands of fans came to the second day of the 22nd annual Street Scene festival. Many flocked to the concert to see headliners Tool and Snoop Dogg, but fans were excited to see acts like The Shins, Sean Paul,[Read More…]
Sowder could become new softball coach
A new softball coach is expected to be named within a couple weeks, and Long Beach State assistant coach, Kim Sowder, is a strong candidate for the position, according to Athletic Director Vic Cegles. Cegles said he is planning to interview several candidates next week and will have his list[Read More…]
The Beach suffers power shortages
Cal State Long Beach has recently endured two power outages, something that has not occurred for several years, according to Scott Charmack, Associate Vice-President for Physical Planning and Facilities Management at CSULB. He acknowledged that power outages can occur in a myriad of ways, but CSULB is quite prepared for[Read More…]
Employers check MySpace profiles regularly
It’s not even noon yet, and Hillary McKenna a senior majoring in journalism, is not only trying to finish her reading and get ready for work, but she is checking her MySpace messages simultaneously on her Sidekick. “I’m on MySpace constantly,” McKenna said. “It helps me plan out my day[Read More…]
Street Scene kicks off
There was a party held at Qualcomm Stadium last weekend and it did not involve the Chargers. Street Scene took over the parking lot of the football stadium for two nights of music, food and carnival rides. The first night was held Aug. 4 and started late for a festival,[Read More…]
Long Beach sweeping frustrating, irritating
You wanna know what I think? I think the street sweeping in the city of Long Beach is a scam. For those of you who live in this city like I do, you know exactly what I’m talking about. And I’m sure it disgusts you equally, if not more so,[Read More…]