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…]
Men’s Sports
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…]
‘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…]
‘Niner Notes: March 9
Track and Field: Record-setting mark earns Hicks weekly honor Junior Randi Hicks was named the Big West Conference Women’s Field Athlete of the Week on Tuesday. Hicks had a record-setting performance in the javelin at the Ben Brown Invitational last Saturday, establishing a conference and school record as she won[Read More…]
Terdoslavich delivers game-winner against Aztecs
Box score With his first swing of the night, pinch hitter Joey Terdoslavich broke a tie in the bottom of the eighth with an RBI-single that turned out to be the game-winning hit. The Dirtbags’ late-game heroics were enough to defeat San Diego State, 4-3, on Tuesday night at Blair[Read More…]
Hot-hitting 49ers ramble over perfect record
Box score The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team tarnished Loyola-Chicago’s undefeated record with a 27-30, 30-26, 30-20, 31-29 nonconference victory, Tuesday night at the Walter Pyramid. Sophomore Jim Baughman led the 49ers (10-7) with 23 kills on top of senior Tommy Pestolesi’s double-double performance with 20 kills and 12[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…]
Women’s golfers place 9th in San Jose
Team resultsIndividual results The Long Beach State women’s golf team finished up the final round of the Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational on Tuesday, placing 9th out of 16 teams at the Almaden Golf and Country Club in San Jose. The 49ers shot a 58-over par as a team during the[Read More…]
Big West Conference reveals postseason honors
The Big West Conference unveiled its postseason awards on Monday with Long Beach State landing a player on the men’s and women’s all-conference first teams. T.J. Robinson and Karina Figueroa earned a spot on the Big West men’s and women’s first teams, respectively, for the first time in their careers.[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 8
Women’s Golf: 49ers finish first day in 7th place After two rounds of play at the Julie Inkster Spartan Invitational in San Jose, the Long Beach State women’s golf team finds itself in a three-way tie for seventh place with No. 22 Oklahoma State and San Diego State at the[Read More…]