The No. 43-ranked Long Beach State women’s tennis team cruised to its third straight win with a decisive 6-1 victory over Hawaii on Thursday at the Rhodes Tennis Center. Despite some minor lapses, 49ers head coach Jenny Hilt-Costello was pleased with her team’s overall performance. “We started to hit through[Read More…]
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Golf teams to start spring as tournament hosts
Both the Long Beach State men’s and women’s golf teams will open the spring season as hosts of local tournaments next week. Battle at the Beach The men will host the second annual Battle at the Beach at The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Coast. The three-day, 54-hole tournament[Read More…]
Bounce-back year for 49ers softball?
Long Beach State softball has something to prove when the team starts its season this Saturday. Coming off a campaign where the team finished 21-21 overall and 10-11 in Big West Conference play, head coach Kim Sowder said she wasn’t surprised the team was predicted to finish fourth by the[Read More…]
Well-rested LBSU men pounce on UC Davis
Box score Well, so much for rust. Fresh off an 11-day layoff, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team jumped on host UC Davis from the start and ran away with a 93-69 victory Thursday at The Pavilion. Junior point guard Casper Ware led a hot-shooting, balanced attack for the[Read More…]
LBSU wins, widens gap in Big West standings
Box score With the Big West Conference seedings still up for grabs, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team made a strong case for why it deserves a shot at a postseason berth. The 49ers used a second-half surge to hold on for a 74-64 victory over Cal State Northridge[Read More…]
Blair Field renovation ‘closer to $20 million’
Renovation plans to Blair Field, home of the Dirtbags baseball team, will cost more than originally expected, Long Beach State officials said. The plans were unveiled at the Long Beach State baseball Leadoff Dinner banquet in late January. It was initially reported that the plans would cost between $8 million[Read More…]
LBSU faces ‘must-win’ scenario against last-place CS Northridge
If the Long Beach State women’s basketball team is seeking to clinch a berth in the Big West Conference Tournament, then it can start by picking up a victory Wednesday in a seemingly must-win predicament. The 49ers (5-19, 3-7 Big West) — who hold a one-game lead over Cal State[Read More…]
Reporter’s love comes full circle at the Pyramid
With the flick of a wrist about 12 feet away from the basket, and Long Beach State point guard Casper Ware looking on during warm-ups, she connected on nothing but net — in heels. Hours later, the 26-year-old roamed the same Walter Pyramid sidelines with a microphone in hand for[Read More…]
The Beach still searching for first win
The Long Beach State women’s water polo team scored just one goal over the final three quarters Saturday in a 9-3 road loss to 10th-ranked San Diego State. Tied at 2 after the first quarter at the Aztec Aquaplex, SDSU scored five unanswered goals from five different players to take[Read More…]
‘Niners roll through LMU
The No. 42-ranked Long Beach State women’s tennis team posted its second consecutive victory with a 6-1 nonconference road win over Loyola Marymount on Saturday. The 49ers (2-1) picked up the doubles points with a pair of victories in the best-of-three format. LBSU’s No. 1 duo of Anais Dallara and[Read More…]