The No. 9 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team welcomed back head coach Alan Knipe during practice this week ahead of its two match-ups against No. 7 Hawaii starting Friday night inside the Walter Pyramid. Knipe missed the last three games due to a skiing injury. In his place, assistant[Read More…]
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Back in the LBC
One high-profile school after another will await the Long Beach State softball team at Mayfair Park for the Long Beach Louisville Slugger Invitational, which starts Thursday night. Head coach Kim Sowder said she is confident in the 49ers (7-8), who lost four of their last five games, and believes her[Read More…]
49ers trying to stop losing skid
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team will enter the final stretch of its regular season when it hosts Big West leader Hawaii Thursday night inside the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers (20-6, 7-5) are 0-2 after losing leading scorer Raven Benton and leading rebounder Devin Hudson to season-ending injuries. LBSU[Read More…]
LBSU travels to Hawaii
An upbeat Long Beach State men’s basketball team flies to Honolulu feeling confident it can snap its four-game losing streak Thursday night at Hawaii. “You worry about [the team’s energy during a losing streak],” head coach Dan Monson said. “But I’ve been pleased with our guys here.” The 49ers (13-15)[Read More…]
49ers trying to stop losing skid
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team will enter the final stretch of its regular season when it hosts Big West leader Hawaii Thursday night inside the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers (20-6, 7-5) are 0-2 after losing leading scorer Raven Benton and leading rebounder Devin Hudson to season-ending injuries. LBSU[Read More…]
LBSU travels to Hawaii
An upbeat Long Beach State men’s basketball team flies to Honolulu feeling confident it can snap its four-game losing streak Thursday night at Hawaii. “You worry about [the team’s energy during a losing streak],” head coach Dan Monson said. “But I’ve been pleased with our guys here.” The[Read More…]
LBSU heads to UCLA for baseball showdown
The Long Beach State baseball team hits the road for the first time this year when it makes the short drive to No. 4 UCLA Tuesday night at Jackie Robinson stadium. The Dirtbags (5-2) completed 2-1 series win against Utah Valley, but gave up eight runs in the series finale.[Read More…]
Dirtbags’ Steele leading new wave of arms
One-by-one Mike Steele sizes up his pitchers. He knows their pitching repertoires and routines, and his job to help them make the necessary adjustments to improve both as pitchers and people. “He tells us from day one exactly who we are as a pitcher,” senior right-hander Kyle Friedrichs said. “Were[Read More…]
LBSU closes out the opening weekend series against Michigan
The Long Beach State baseball team took two out of three against Michigan in a successful opening-season series at Blair Field. On Friday night, the Dirtbags (2-1) offense got off to a slow start while Michigan (1-2) took an early lead 2-0 with a couple doubles at the top of[Read More…]