LBCC, LBS Round-Up
by: Josh Marks
LBCC
Baseball
The Vikings defeated Rio Hondo College 10-9 in extra innings on Sunday, May 21
to cap a furious comeback and advance to the state championships. LBCC trailed
8-2 in the top of the fifth inning of the Super Regional Final before scoring
three runs in the bottom of the inning to the close the gap to 8-5.
The Vikings tied the game in the bottom of the eighth inning when the Rio Hondo
pitcher walked third baseman Tommy Peale with the bases loaded to bring in the
tying run.
In the top of the 11th Rio Hondo scored the go-ahead run to make it 9-8,
however in the bottom of the inning designated hitter Jon Rodriguez brought in
the tying run with a single to right field with the bases loaded. Catcher Derek
Junghanel then executed a bunt that landed fair and
brought home Peale to ignite the celebration on the Viking bench.
The state championships take place this weekend, May 27-29 in Fresno
Men’s Track and Field
The LBCC men’s track and field team totaled 117 points to win the 2006 Southern
California team championship at Mt. San Antonio College on May
13.
Freshman Vannie Prudhomme
won the SoCal title 110m hurdles (14.37) and the high
jump (7-0) and was a member of the second-place 4x400 meter relay team
(3:16.00).
The LBCC 4x100 meter relay team won the championship with a time of 40.03.
Women’s Track and Field
The LBCC women’s track and field team totaled 53 points to finish tied for
fourth place at the 2006 Southern California team
championship at Mt. San Antonio College on May 12.
The Vikings had six top-three finishes and won titles in two events.
Sophomore Angie Wells took first place in the long jump (19-11 1/4) and
captured first in the 200 meters (24.40).
LBS
Baseball
The Dirtbags (29-24, 12-6 Big West) are on a hot
streak as the regular season winds down, winning 13 of their last 18 games.
The team hosts rival No. 2 Fullerton at 6:30
p.m. this evening in their final regular season matchup. The game will be nationally televised on College
Sports Television (Direct TV channel 610).
If Long Beach State
Dirtbag right-handed pitcher Andrew Carpenter (7-3,
2.93) steps to the mound in the opening game against Fullerton
Men's Golf
Ryan Wood shot a two-under 70 in the final day of competition on Saturday, May
20 at the NCAA West Regionals in Tucson, AZ to finish
tied for 99th place with a three-day score of 223 (79-74-70). Wood had six
birdies on the day including birdies on five of his first seven holes.
Softball
The 49ers (31-22) ended their post-season run with a 3-1 defeat to San
Diego State Long
Beach State
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LBCC, LBS Round-Up
by: Josh Marks
LBCC
Baseball
The Vikings secured their first South Coast Conference championship in ten
years with a dominating 7-1 victory over Pasadena on Saturday afternoon, Apr.
29 at Joe Hicks Memorial Field.
LBCC concluded the regular season with an almost perfect 19-1 record at home.
Sophomore first baseman Mike Coladonato went 3-for-4
with three RBI and two stolen bases. Sophomore pitcher Steven Conradi allowed one unearned run in seven innings to help
the Vikings win the regular season title.
LBCC took eleven SCC honors and head coach Casey Crook was named SCC Coach of
the Year.
The No. 4-seeded Vikings start postseason play this Saturday, May 13 with a 1 p.m. home game against No. 14
Oxnard College. The second game of the best-of-three series is set for 11 a.m. on Sunday and the third
game if necessary will follow in the afternoon.
Men’s Golf
The Long Beach City College men’s golf team finished in sixth place at the 2006
COA Men’s Golf Championships.
The event took place Monday, May 8 at the Temecula SCGA Member’s Club.
The Vikings shot 369 and 386 over two rounds for a total of 755. Sophomore
Andrew Elliot earned All-State honors with a 146 overall to finish the
tournament tied for sixth place.
Women’s
Swimming & Diving
The LBCC women scored 203 points to finish in sixth place at the COA Swimming
and Diving Championships May 4-6 at Pasadena City College
The Vikings set two new school records in relays while Nicole Galaz had an impressive performance, earning 44 points over
the weekend with three-top five finishes. Galaz also
swam on four relay teams.
Orange Coast College
Men’s
Volleyball
The Vikings (18-0) made history recently, becoming the second men’s volleyball
team in the state to go undefeated during the regular season. The team earned
that distinction by defeating Los
Angeles Pierce College
The final scores in the match were 25-13, 23-25, 25-14, 23-25 and 15-5. The
regular season title was the fifth overall for LBCC. Naseri
Tumanuvao was named state championship MVP after the
win over Pierce.
LBS
Baseball
The Dirtbags (26-20-1) defeated the Loyola Marymount Lions 5-3 at home on May 9.
Freshman relief pitcher Vance Worley took the mound in the fourth inning and
had a strong performance to dash any hopes the Lions had of coming back. Worley
went five and two-third innings, giving up one run on five hits and striking
out eight straight batters.
The Beach opened up a big lead in the first, taking a commanding 4-1 lead.
Shane Peterson scored what was to be the eventual game winner with a sacrifice
fly. Brandon Godfrey contributed with two RBI, going 3-for-5 at the plate.
The 49ers host UC Santa Barbara in a three game series starting this Friday.
Softball
The 49ers (28-19, 11-4 Big West) have a chance to win their third straight Big
West Conference Title this weekend.
The team finishes the regular season with three games at UC Santa Barbara while
conference rival CS Fullerton, also with an 11-4 league record, host UC
Riverside. If the two teams have identical records after the series, then they
will share the title.
However, the Titans will get an automatic playoff bid because they took 2-of-3
from the Beach this season.
Women’s
Tennis
The No. 27-ranked Long Beach State
The Beach earned a second seed in the USC bracket and will play the University of New
Mexico 11 a.m.
The 49ers are led by head coach Jenny-Hilt Costello,
who in her ninth season captured the most wins of any women’s tennis coach in
school history.
Men’s
Golf
Junior Ryan Wood has been selected to compete individually at the 2006 NCAA
Men’s Golf West Regionals. The event takes place May
18-20 at the Tucson National Golf Course in Tucson, AZ.
Wood became the second 49er to receive an individual NCAA at-large berth, the
other being John Mallinger in 2001. Wood ended the
season with an average score of 72.53 in 19 rounds of play.
Track
& Field
The 49ers have advanced to the second round of the Big West Championships at CS
Northridge.
Chris Richardson won the decathlon and Jaime Cuthbert-Allen finished second and
Lauren Reimer finished fifth in the heptathlon.
The 49er men are in first place with 10 points and the women are in second with
11 points. The men are two points ahead of the Matadors while the women trail
CSUN by six points.
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LBCC
Baseball
The Long Beach City College baseball team (22-6, 10-1 SCC) shut out South Coast
Conference rival El Camino College 10-0 at Joe Hicks Memorial Field on Mar. 25.
The Vikings opened things up in the third inning, scoring nine runs. Sophomore
Tommy Peale pitched six scoreless innings to improve his record to 8-0. Peale
also contributed at the plate, going 3 for 3 with two RBI.
Center fielder Chris Cordova went 3 for 5 on the day with two RBI, two runs and
a double.
The Vikings host Cerritos noon this Saturday, Apr. 1.
Men’s Volleyball
The men’s volleyball team (9-0, 3-0 WSC) won their ninth straight match with a
3-0 Western State Conference win over Santa Barbara City College Wednesday
night, Mar. 22.
The Vikings won by scores of 25-20, 25-17 and 26-24. Freshman outside hitter
Derrick Seay posted six kills, two blocks and two
digs.
The Vikings host El Camino College today at 6 p.m.
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http://athletics.lbcc.edu.
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Men’s Golf
The 49ers men’s golf team tied for seventh place with
UC Santa Barbara at the 60th Annual Western Intercollegiate at the Pasatiempo Golf Course in Santa Cruz
The 49ers shot a two-day score of 593 (297, 296). Brett Lederer
tied for fourth place after shooting a one-over 141 (70-71).
Long Beach State
Baseball
The Dirtbags (12-15) will open Big West play this
weekend having lost seven in a row. The LBS baseball team was swept for the
second straight weekend, this time at No. 4-ranked CS Fullerton. The latest
defeat was 6-2 on Sunday afternoon.
The seven straight losses tie the 2004 club for the longest losing streak since
1988. The Dirtbags had to go deep into their bullpen
on Sunday, using six pitchers including a career-best performance from Brett
Andrade, who pitched two and two-thirds innings of scoreless relief.
The Beach hopes to turn things around at home this weekend in a three game
series against Big West rival UC Irvine beginning today.
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LBCC
Men’s Basketball
The Vikings’ season ended last Friday with an 84-79 quarterfinal loss to West Valley College Fresno
Sophomore Pearson Smith led LBCC with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. Long Beach City College
The Vikings end the season with a 20-15 overall record.
Baseball
The LBCC baseball team (18-6, 6-1 SCC) defeated South
Coast Conference rival Compton College
The sophomore right-hander improved to 6-0 on the season. Peale allowed one run
on seven hits in eight and two-thirds innings.
The Vikings return home from a three game road trip on Mar. 23 as they take on L.A. City College 2 p.m.
LBS
Men’s Basketball
The 49ers lost to Pacific 70-78 in the championship game of the 2006 Big West
conference tournament in Anaheim
The defeat came despite a career-high 27 points from senior Shawn Hawkins.
Junior Aaron Nixon contributed with 17 points, five rebounds and five assists.
In the semifinal game against UC Irvine Nixon nailed a memorable three-pointer
from the corner as the final buzzer sounded to give Long Beach State a
thrilling 75-73 win. Nixon scored 28 points and hit six baskets from downtown.
The 49ers set a school-record with 17 three-pointers in the win over Irvine
Baseball
The No. 19-ranked Dirtbags (12-9) lost to No.
16-ranked Texas Austin
The Dirtbags host Wichita State
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LBCC
Men’s Basketball
The Long Beach City College men’s basketball team (19-14) needs a win on
Saturday against visiting UC Riverside to go to the state championship
tournament in Fresno.
The Vikings, who are seeded 11th in the South, upset No. 6 Compton College
85-82 last Friday to advance to the second-round regional playoff game.
Baseball
The Vikings defeated Solano College
With two outs and the score tied 2-2 in the bottom of the seventh inning,
sophomore third baseman Tommy Peale drove home three runs with a double to deep
centerfield.
Freshman Josh Williams pitched eight innings for his first win of the season
and the fourth straight win for LBCC.
The Vikings were set to open South Coast Conference play on Tuesday, Feb. 28
when they hosted L.A. City College
Men’s Volleyball
The Vikings are 3-0 in match play to start the season. The team swept Palomar College
Long Beach Irvine Valley 6 p.m. match.
Softball
The No. 5-ranked Long Beach City College softball team (8-3) ended their
eight-game winning streak with a 1-0 loss to visiting Antelope Valley College
in a non-conference game.
Antelope Valley
The Vikings host Riverside in a doubleheader this Saturday at 12 and 2 p.m.
LBS
Baseball
The No. 15-ranked Long Beach State baseball team (9-5) lost to UCLA 6-3 at home
last Tuesday, Feb. 28. Bruins pitcher Brian Schroeder threw seven solid
innings, retiring the first nine Dirtbags who stepped
to the plate.
Dirtbags starter Shane Peterson (0-1) gave up three
runs on two hits during his three innings on the mound.
Long Beach State 6:30 p.m.
Women’s Golf
The 49ers finished in second place at the Kitahara Fresno State Invitational at the Copper River
Country Club. The team shot a school-record 284 in Tuesday’s final round of competition.
The Beach finished nine shots off the pace of tournament champion UC Irvine.
The total score of 589 over two days of competition also set a new school
record.
Senior Hayley Wilkinson shot a three-under 69 on
Tuesday and finished the tournament in second place overall with a one-under
143 (74-69).
The 49ers travel to Vegas next for the UNLV Spring Invitational March 13-14.
Women’s Water Polo
The No. 7-ranked Long Beach State
The 49ers lost to the host team as the Gauchos won the match 7-3. The Beach
rebounded after the loss by defeating UC Irvine 9-5.
Christina Wensman notched four goals in the win over
the Anteaters.
LBSU heads to San Jose State
Men’s Basketball
Aaron Nixon scored a career-high 33 points and Mark Dawson had a career-high 16
points as the 49ers (14-11) picked up a 96-92 OT win at UC Davis last Saturday
afternoon. The Beach out-scored the Aggies 17-13 in
the extra frame.
After a lead change in OT, Kejuan Johnson scored
seven consecutive points as the 49ers secured the victory. The 49ers struggled
with free throws, going 17-31 from the charity line.
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Baseball
The No. 15 ranked Dirtbags (4-3) have dropped
three straight games after starting the season with four straight wins.
The latest defeat came on Feb. 14 in Malibu
Long Beach State Houston Rice University 11 a.m. followed by a weekend pair
against No. 5 ranked Rice and Oklahoma
Men's Basketball
The 49ers men's basketball team (12-11, 7-5 Big West) moved into sole
possession of third place in the Big West Conference with a dominating 88-79
victory over the Fullerton Titans Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the Pyramid.
With the win the 49ers sweeped the season
series with the Titans and tied a single-game record for three-pointers with 14
out of 26 attempts.
Jibril Hodges scored
a team high 17 points including five three-pointers. The 49ers travel to New York City
They take on Manhattan 10 a.m. PST .
Softball
The 49ers softball team (3-3) upset No. 2 ranked UCLA 1-0 on Wednesday
night, Feb. 15 at Mayfair Park Lakewood
Junior transfer Michelle Turner pitched a five-hit shutout, posting her
second win of the season. Junior Kourtnee Gervasi brought home the game-winning RBI in the bottom of
the fourth inning with a single that helped Turner reach home plate.
The 49ers head to UC Santa Barbara Feb. 17-19 to compete in the 2006
Commercial Capital Classic.
Women's Tennis
The No. 47 ranked Long Beach State
The 49ers won five of six singles matches in straight sets and all three
doubles matches. The team is undefeated in their last four matches.
The 49ers next host the University of Hawaii 11 a.m. on the 49er Campus Courts.
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Men's Basketball
The Long Beach State men's basketball team (9-9, 4-3 Big West) had their
three-game winning streak come to end Jan. 28 against UC Irvine at the Pyramid.
The Anteaters remained undefeated in Big West conference play with a 73-67 over
the 49ers. The loss came despite a late rally by LBS, coming from 19 points
behind to close the gap to four points with
Jibril Hodges had a game-high 24 points and Shawn
Hawkins finished with a double-double (11 points and 10 rebounds).
The 49ers travel to Pacific on Saturday, Feb. 4. The
Women's Basketball
The Long Beach State women's basketball team (14-5, 7-0) won their seventh
straight game with a 79-50 defeat of UC Irvine at home last Saturday afternoon.
The 49ers are a perfect 7-0 against Big West opponents this season and are 11-1
at the Pyramid. Crystal McCutcheon led the Beach with 18 points and Jayme Connors contributed with 12 points and a game-high
nine rebounds.
Baseball
The Dirtbags open the 2006 season on Friday, Feb. 3
at
With 23 new players on the roster, the Beach are ranked No. 16 in Collegiate
Baseball's pre-season poll and are predicted by the Big West Coaches Poll to
finish second in the Big West Conference behind CS Fullerton.
Men's Volleyball
The No. 1-ranked 49ers men's volleyball team (8-1, 401 MPSF) defeated visiting
USC on Jan. 27 in four games by scores of 31-33, 30-18, 30-20 and 30-26. Paul Lotman posted a double-double (16 kills, 12 digs) and a
.440 attack percentage in the win.
The 16 kills for Lotman and teammate Francisco Valdez
were career-highs. LBSU setter Tyler Hildebrand had 49 assists, five digs and
two kills as the team posted a .299 hitting percentage.
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Men's Basketball
The 49ers hope to continue their winning streak when the regular season begins
this weekend in
LBSU closed out the pre-season by defeating their last three opponents
including a dominating performance against visiting UC Davis 77-48.
Shawn Hawkins tied his career-high in scoring and rebounds with 24 points and
11 rebounds. The 49ers defense held the Aggies to 33
percent for the game.
The team opens up Big West play against the Gauchos on Saturday at
Women's Basketball
The Beach (7-5) lost a close game 67-64 at UC Davis on Monday, Jan. 2. The
defeat snapped a three game winning streak.
Crystal McCutcheon led the 49ers in scoring with 19 points in addition to six
rebounds, three assists and three steals.
LBSU begins conference play at the Pyramid as they tip off against UC Santa
Barbara on Saturday, Jan. 7 at
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Men’s Basketball
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team (2-6) lost a close game 92-86 in Malibu
Jibril Hodges led the 49ers in scoring with 18
points. Despite out-rebounding the Waves 40 to 38, free throws were a problem
for the 49ers as they went 15-27 (.556).
The team hopes for better results as they begin a three-game home stand at the
Pyramid. The Beach takes on Cornell on Dec. 30 and UC Davis on Jan. 2. All game
times are 7:35 p.m.
Women’s Basketball
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team (5-4) ended a two-game losing
streak with a 76-38 rout of Southern Methodist Universty
on Dec. 19 at the Pyramid.
The 38 points were the fewest an opponent has scored in the 11-year history of
the Walter Pyramid. Crystal McCutcheon led the team with 23 points and the
49ers grabbed a season-high 50 rebounds.
The Beach tips off against visiting South
Dakota State 5 p.m.
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LBCC
Women’s Soccer
The Vikings women’s soccer team recently earned the honor of being the No. 1
team in the final National Soccer Coaches Assocation
of America/Adidas JC Division III (non-scholarship schools) national rankings.
It was the third national championship over the past four seasons for LBCC.
The Vikings defeated Cypress College 25-1-3 overall record.
The team also captured their sixth straight South Coast Conference Title with a
10-1-1
conference record.
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LBCC
Football
The Vikings (8-3) scored 28 fourth-quarter points for a come-from-behind 49-37
victory over
The special teams came through for
It was the third straight bowl game win for the team.
Women’s Soccer
On Saturday, Dec. 3 the No. 4-seeded Vikings advanced
to the state tournament final four with a 4-3 penalty kill shootout win over
No. 1-seed
Sophomore forward Mallory Olloque scored the game
winning goal.
Next up for LBCC in their quest for a sixth state championship is the North’s
No. 1-seed
LBS
Men’s
Women’s Basketball
The 49ers (3-2) secured their third straight victory with a come-from-behind
58-52 overtime win against
The 49ers travel to
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Men’s Basketball
The 49ers men’s basketball team (0-2) lost to the Cal Golden
Bears 88-69 on Monday, Nov. 21 in
Senior guard Jibril Hodges led the
49ers with 15 points and junior guard Aaron Nixon contributed 13.
The team returns to the Walter Pyramid on Sunday, November
27 for their home opener against
Women’s Volleyball
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team (23-5, 12-2 Big
West) earned its eighth Big West title and secured an automatic berth into the
NCAA Tournament on Saturday evening, Nov. 19 with a sweep of CS Northridge,
30-13, 30-21, 30-21.
The 49ers claimed their first conference title since 2001,
the year the team reached the NCAA finals.
LBCC, LBS Roundup
by: Josh Marks
LBCC
Men’s Basketball
The 16th state-ranked Long Beach City College men’s basketball team (0-1) fell
to No. 5 Fullerton 83-66 in their season opener on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at the Hall
of Champions Gym.
Sophomore forward Chris Fields scored a game-high 25 points in the defeat. Foul
and turnovers proved costly for the Vikings. Both Demetrius
Hazel and Fields fouled out and
The Vikings compete at the two-day
Women’s Basketball
The Vikings women’s basketball team (1-0) defeated
LBCC used a full-court pressure defense to score 38 points off 41
The Vikings return to action this weekend when they compete in the two-day
LBS
Men’s
Coach Larry Reynolds is coming off a 10-20 season last year and will have seven
returnees and nine newcomers to work with this season. The seniors are Jibril Hodges, Shawn Hawkins and Keion
Kindred.
Women’s Volleyball
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team (19-5, 8-2 Big West) earned a 3-0
win against UC Irvine in front of a season-high 2,290 fans at the Pyramid on
Nov. 5.
Senior Heather Laudato set the record for all-time
career digs after she posted 13 digs in the match.
The 49ers head to UC Riverside for a
Water Polo
A late rally by the 49ers men’s water polo team (15-12, 0-4 MPSF) wasn’t enough
to defeat No. 4 UCLA as the Bruins claimed a 9-8 victory Sunday afternoon, Nov.
6 at the 49er campus pool.
The 49ers have a three game road trip next as they travel to UC Davis on
Friday, Nov. 11, Pacific on Nov. 12 and
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Long Beach State
Men’s Water Polo
The 49ers (15-9, 0-1 MPSF) dropped a close 10-8 match to the No. 3 ranked
Stanford Cardinals on Saturday, Oct. 22 at the 49er Campus Pool. Stanford
scored four goals in the third quarter to win. Peter Varellas
led the Cardinals with three goals including the go-ahead goal with only three
seconds left on the clock in the second quarter. Erik Geoffrey led the 49ers in
scoring with four goals.
Men’s Golf
The 49ers’ men’s golf team finished in fourth place at
the 49er Collegiate Classic at the Cabarrus Country
Club in
Women’s Soccer
One point is all the No. 25 ranked 49er women’s soccer
team (
The team brings a school-record tying 12 wins and a perfect 9-0-0 home record
into this weekend.
Women’s Volleyball
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team (16-4, 5-1 Big West) won their
sixth straight match with a 3-0 shutout of host UC Davis in a non-conference
game on Saturday night, Oct. 24.
Alex Crimes led the 49ers with 12 kills and five blocks.
No. 23 ranked LBSU returns home on Friday, Oct. 28 to face Cal Poly and takes
on UC Santa Barbara on Oct. 29 at the Pyramid.
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Football
The Vikings football team (4-3, 1-1 American Division)
committed five turnovers including four fumbles and one interception in a 30-22
loss at
Sophomore Viking quarterback Alex Aispuro attempted a
season-best 62 passes with 37 completions for a season-high 384 yards and three
touchdowns.
The Vikings travel to
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Women’s Soccer
It is a season of firsts for the 49ers women’s soccer team this year. With a
record of
The 49ers remained undefeated at George Allen Field with a dominating 3-1 home
victory over UC Santa Barbara on Oct. 9. They host Idaho on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at
3 p.m.
Men’s Water Polo
The eighth-ranked 49ers men’s water polo team (14-5) beat Princeton 12-7 behind
a strong performance from Jay Gerardi. The junior
driver scored a career-high four goals against the Tigers on Saturday
afternoon, Oct. 8 at the Cal Baptist Tournament in
In the second game against Cal Baptist, senior center forward Brett McCleave scored four goals in the 9-7 win.
The 49ers participate in the NorCal Tournament this
weekend.
Women’s Volleyball
Long Beach Sate (13-4, 3-1 Big West) scored two 3-0 sweeps against conference
rivals UC
Erika Chidester led the team, averaging 4.17 kills,
1.5 digs and 1 block per game.
The 49ers hope to continue their perfect record at home when they host CS
Fullerton on Friday, Oct. 14 and UC Riverside on Saturday, Oct. 15 at
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Long Beach State
Cross Country
The Big West conference handed the Long Beach State Cross Country team Athlete
of the Week honors in all categories. Senior Jimmy Grabow
earned the third honor of his career. Grabow recently
ran the second fastest-time in school history with a seventh-place finish at
the Stanford Invitational (24:03) last Saturday.
Junior Nicole Blalock became the first 49er female to be honored. Blalock,
despite being sick for the past two and a half weeks, finished 27 seconds shy
of her school record with an 18th place finish in the 6K race (22:19).
The 49er “B” team travels to
Women’s
The team recently broke an eight-game unbeaten streak as they where shut out by
USC 2-0 in
The 49ers start Big West play on Friday, Sept. 30 with a match at Pacific and
then on Sunday afternoon at Cal State Northridge.
Men’s Water Polo
The No. 8 nationally ranked 49ers (12-4) took three out of four games last
weekend.
The team looks for revenge this weekend as they head south to face rival UC San
Diego in a Saturday match.
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Football
The Vikings football team (3-1) scored an impressive
49-28 victory in a Mission Conference interdivision game at
Sophomore quarterback Alex Aispuro tossed four
touchdown passes and sophomore running back Grant Thorne had a program first
100-yard rushing game and carried the ball in the end zone three times.
The defense shined with two touchdowns on a blocked punt and an interception
return.
The Vikings host rival
Men’s Soccer
The Long Beach City College men’s soccer team (
Freshman midfielder Willie Obregon scored the only
goal for the Vikings in the 45th minute of the first half.
The team hopes to rebound on Friday, Oct. 14 when they travel to
Women’s Volleyball
The Vikings (4-8, 2-1 SCC) beat
The Vikings have a home court match against South Coast Conference rival Mt.
San Antonio College on Friday, Oct. 14 at
Football
The Long Beach City College football team (3-2) lost a close game to Mission
Conference interdivision rival
The Falcons took a 14-7 lead into the second half but the Vikings scored 17
unanswered points before Cerritos regained the lead permanently late in the
fourth to seal the win. Vikings quarterback Alex Aispuro
threw two touchdown passes to freshman wide receiver LaTroy
Dinkins and sophomore wide receiver Eric Williams.
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LB City College
Football
The Vikings (2-0) defeated Moorpark 39-14 on Saturday night, Sept. 10 at
Veterans Memorial Stadium. The defense held non-conference opponent Moorpark to
181 yards of offense with two forced fumbles, seven broken passes, two sacks,
one interception, a blocked field goal and a blocked punt.
Sophomore quarterback Alex Aispuro threw four
touchdown passes, completing 18 of 30 pass attempts to total 223 yards.
Sophomore wide receiver Stanley Franks caught two touchdown passes for a total
of five receptions and 74 yards.
LBCC hosts
Men’s Soccer
The
The No. 18 ranked Vikings’ only loss of the season came on Sunday, Sept. 11 to
Mt. San Antonio College 1-0 in the championship game of the Allen Hancock
Tournament.
Women’s Soccer
The Vikings (8-0-1) continued their junior college national-record 84-game
unbeaten streak with a 2-0 shutout of visiting
Sophomore midfielder Stephanie Leotti scored both
goals for the No. 3 nationally-ranked
Women’s Volleyball
The Vikings (1-2) lost a non-conference match to
visiting
Players posting team-best numbers in the losing effort included three
sophomores – middle blocker Meaghan Sefuiva (15 kills), setter Natalie Seiuli
(31 assists) and libero Heather Ritter (21 digs).
The Vikings look to rebound on Saturday, Sept. 17 when they compete in the
Victor Valley Quad tournament.
Women’s
Sophomore center Julie DeLoach and freshman driver
Kristin Swart led the Vikings’ attack with three goals each.
The team returns to action next Wednesday, Sept. 21 when they hit the road to
take on conference rival
Long Beach State
Men’s Golf
The 49ers men’s golf team tied for third place last weekend at the Gene Miranda
Falcon Invitational in Colorado Springs, Col. Long Beach State shot a 288 in
the final round on Sunday, Sept. 11 for a total score of 875 – seven shots
behind the first place Air Force Academy (868). Junior Jeremy Keller led the
team with a three-under-par 213 (71-73-69).
The 49ers hit the links on Sept. 19-20 at the Northwest Collegiate Classic in
Women’s Golf
The 49ers finished in fourth place at the Ptarmigan
Ram Fall Classic at the Ptarmigan Country Club in
LBS competes in the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational in
Women’s Soccer
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team (
Freshman Kim Silos scored a hat trick with two second half goals including a
fast break goal at 82:47 to clinch the win for the 49er’s.
Offensive honors went to Silos while goalie Liz Ramos was named defensive MVP.
LBSU travels to
Women’s Volleyball
The 49ers (5-2) finished 2-1 last weekend at the UNLV Classic. They beat
Senior Heather Laudato is now No. 2 all time in
program history with 1364 career digs. Laudato needs
only 215 more digs to claim the all time record. No. 25-ranked
They face
Men’s Water Polo
The No. 6 nationally-ranked
The 49ers are participating in the annual SoCal
Tournament this weekend. They battle Pacific on Saturday, Sept. 17 at Corona
Del Mar High School in the first game and either USC or
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LBS Sports Shorts
by: Josh Marks
Women’s Soccer
The 49er’s (1-1-0) defeated the visiting San Jose State Spartans 4-0 in their
home opener on Aug. 30.
Junior defender/forward Elizabeth Romo recorded the
second hat trick in
The 49ers continue their four-game home stand against
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Women’s Volleyball
The No. 24-ranked LBSU women’s volleyball team (2-0, 0-0 Big West) opened the
season with a 3-0 sweep of Long Island at the Mizuno Invitational held at The
Pyramid on Aug. 26.
Sophomore middle blocker Alexis Crimes scored a match high 15 kills and a match
best eight blocks in the victory. In the second game on Aug. 27 the 49er’s
defeated
The team will be on the road for three straight weeks, starting with two games
against Big 10 teams
The next home game is against UC Davis on Friday, Sept. 23 at
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