Senior Ash Blythen and junior Derek Wiebe-Bailey were selected to the All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation team on Monday. Blythen, the 49ers’ second-leading scorer, and Wiebe-Bailey, fifth on the national list of goalie saves per game, were selected to the MPSF third team for the 2008 season. Blythen recorded 44 goals[Read More…]
Men’s Sports
Draftee, former Dirtbag starts living the dream
Editor’s note: David Roberts is a senior communications major who pitched for the Long Beach State Dirtbags for two seasons before being drafted in Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft. Roberts was a fourth round draft pick (141st overall selection) by the Cleveland Indians. The day had finally come: June[Read More…]
Rehabbing guard rebounds from life-changing event
Brandon Nevens thought he was going to die. The junior guard was running as part of the 49er men’s basketball offseason workouts in September, but after Nevens completed the last lap, he collapsed on the track at Jack Rose Stadium. Nevens, a transfer from Cal State Bakersfield, wanted to impress[Read More…]
No. 13 Orange batter The Beach, 79-55
Long Beach State stayed with Syracuse early before an 18-4 run to start the second half secured a 79-55 win for the Orange in front of 17,244 fans at the Carrier Dome on Saturday afternoon. Arinze Onuaku led the way for 13th-ranked Syracuse (9-0) with 17 points and six rebounds.[Read More…]
Volleyball combo named All-Region
Junior middle blocker Naomi Washington was named to the All-West Region team announced by the American Volleyball Coaches Association on Wednesday. Senior setter Nicole Vargas earned an honorable mention selection, as well. Washington finished second in the Big West Conference with a .351 hitting percentage. She also led Long Beach[Read More…]
LBSU falls in rematch against Weber State, 72-63
After getting burned repeatedly from long range in Long Beach State’s big comeback at the Walter Pyramid, Weber State’s men’s basketball team returned the favor Thursday night. This time, there was no 23-point comeback to save the 49ers as the Wildcats won, 72-63, in Ogden, Utah. Senior Donovan Morris struggled,[Read More…]
Results starting to show in Year 2 under Monson
When Dan Monson took over for Larry Reynolds as the men’s basketball coach last season, he knew he wasn’t getting himself in over his head. To many, the opportunity wasn’t particularly tempting. A team that had just been purged of all of its talent, led Long Beach State to it’s[Read More…]
LBSU hits the road for two
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team travels to Ogden, Utah for a game tonight with the Weber State Wildcats (2-4). The game is a rematch of LBSU’s dramatic, come-from-behind Homecoming win on Nov. 22 at the Walter Pyramid. After trailing by as many as 23 points in the second[Read More…]
MLB’s playoff format needs to include best teams
After his team didn’t make it into the postseason after qualifying 12 years in a row, Hank Steinbrenner, co-chairman of the New York Yankees, issued a statement badmouthing the postseason qualification format. He was specifically upset that the Los Angeles Dodgers made it in with an 84-78 record, but the[Read More…]
No glaring questions for women’s volleyball future
PALO ALTO, Calif. — With outside hitter Quincy Verdin, setter Nicole Vargas and libero Iris Murray ending their Long Beach State careers, the attention shifts to their replacements. Luckily for head coach Brian Gimmillaro, freshmen Caitlin Ledoux, Cat Highmark and Lauren Minkel have gained an immense amount of experience in[Read More…]