Box score Back-to-back two-run hits from Derek Legg and Kellen Hoime in the bottom of the eighth lifted the Dirtbags to a 7-4 win against Wichita State on Saturday at Blair Field. Long Beach State (6-7) fought hard in a game that went back-and-forth to hand the Shockers (10-2) their[Read More…]
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Beach men edged by just a whisker
Box score The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team (11-8) kept it close, but was still swept by Penn State 30-28, 30-28, 30-27, Saturday night in the final match of the Active Ankle tournament at the Walter Pyramid. Senior Dean Bittner led the ‘Niners with 22 kills, while hitting .405[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 13
Track and Field: Piggee wins hurdle crown, Jenkins takes triple jump The Long Beach State track and field team saw two of its six athletes competing at the Aztec Invitational post first-place finishes on Saturday. Nimrod Piggee claimed the 110-meter hurdle title, clocking in with a season-best 14.68 seconds in windy[Read More…]
Offensive struggles end season for Beach women
Box score ANAHEIM – It’s tough to beat a team three times in a single season. After sweeping UC Santa Barbara during the regular season, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team found that out as it suffered a 73-50 quarterfinal loss to the Gauchos in the Big West tournament[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 12
Softball: Eight-run fourth inning sparks win over Purdue Box score The 49er softball team (7-11) erupted in the fourth inning to pull away with an 8-4 win over Purdue in its first game of the Long Beach State Invitational at Mayfair Park Friday evening. Sophomore Taylor Petty (3-7) earned the[Read More…]
Reserves lend hand in sweep of St. Francis
Box score The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team rested most of its starters, but they weren’t really needed as the 49ers (11-7) blew past St. Francis (Pa.) 30-28, 30-27, 30-17, Friday night at the Walter Pyramid. Senior Tommy Pestolesi and junior Antwain Aguillard were the only two regular starters[Read More…]
49ers’ defense stifles Cal Poly in Big West quarterfinal
Box score ANAHEIM — Long Beach State’s men’s basketball team sure picked the right time to start clicking. Larry Anderson and the rest of the 49ers turned in one of their most complete performances of the season en route to a 79-69 win over Cal Poly on Thursday. It was[Read More…]
49ers drop just one singles set in sweep of Titans
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team won its third straight match with a dominating 7-0 victory over Cal State Fullerton on Thursday, improving its record to 6-1 at the Rhodes Tennis Center. The win kept The Beach (9-2, 5-0 Big West Conference) on top of the Big West standings[Read More…]
‘Niners look to continue unexpected resurgence
Assistant sports editor Andrea C. Quezada sat down to talk with Long Beach State women’s basketball head coach Jody Wynn earlier this week about the team’s preparation going into the Big West tournament. The No. 4-seeded ‘Niners play UC Santa Barbara Thursday at the Anaheim Convention Center, with tip-off set[Read More…]
Monson, 49ers look to erase disappointments
With the Big West Conference tournament beginning Wednesday night at the Anaheim Convention Center, assistant sports editor Matt Moreno sat down with Long Beach State men’s basketball coach Dan Monson to discuss the season that was, and look ahead to the Big West tournament. On Thursday, The Beach will face the lowest[Read More…]