There’s a new aura surrounding the Long Beach State women’s basketball team this season. First-year head coach Jody Wynn’s infectious, upbeat personality has spread like a wild fire as she works to sell her approach of playing basketball to a team that finished 8-21 last season. And early on, the[Read More…]
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Miscues prove costly in loss to Cal
Turnovers plagued the Long Beach State men’s water polo team and fueled the California offense, leading to a frustrating result for The Beach Sunday at the 49er Campus Pool. The 49ers (8-11, 1-6 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) surrendered an 8-3 run in the second and third quarters Sunday against No.[Read More…]
SEASON PREVIEW: Beach men to face higher expectations
Anticipation has been surrounding the Long Beach State men’s basketball team for months, but it is finally coming to a head as the 2009-10 season is just days away. After going 10-6 (second place) in Big West Conference play last season, the 49ers ended the year on a sour note[Read More…]
LBSU men face heightened expectations
Anticipation has been surrounding the Long Beach State men’s basketball team for months, but it is finally coming to a head as the 2009-10 season is just days away. After going 10-6 (second place) in Big West Conference play last season, the 49ers ended the year on a sour note[Read More…]
Ledoux’s all-around effort vaults LBSU into 1st place
Box score The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team has never had issues playing UC Davis and things remained that way Saturday night with first place in the Big West Conference at stake. The 49ers improved to 11-0 all-time against the Aggies with a 3-0 sweep behind Caitlin Ledoux’s all-around[Read More…]
Late surge lifts Cardinal past The Beach
The Long Beach State men’s water polo team surrendered three goals and was held scoreless in the second quarter against No. 3 Stanford in an 11-6 loss at the 49er Campus Pool on Saturday. The Beach (8-10, 1-5 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) ended up giving the Cardinal (18-1, 5-0 MPSF)[Read More…]
49ers inch closer to 1st place
Box score The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team extracted some revenge within the Big West Conference Friday night at the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers avenged a four-set loss to the University of the Pacific in early October with a four-set victory of their own over the Tigers. LBSU won[Read More…]
Maniacs set up camp at the Pyramid
A gym filled with tents, decorated black and gold banners and students partaking in pre-game activities are scenes typically associated with the Dukes and North Carolinas of the basketball world. But the Long Beach State athletic program, along with the Monson Maniacs, are striving to recreate that big-time college basketball[Read More…]
Club baseball provides field of dreams
Last spring when students Chris Wolf and Sean Pellerin felt the itch to play baseball again, they began the process of creating their own team at Long Beach State. What transpired in the following months was the creation of the club team aptly named the Long Beach State Baseball Club.[Read More…]
Tucker Talks: Could Chase Utley win World Series MVP even in defeat?
The New York Yankees are headed back to the Bronx with a 3-2 lead in the 2009 World Series. Utley and the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies are still alive after the four-time all-star clubbed two more homers in an 8-6 win Monday night to stave off elimination for at least[Read More…]