It was mother’s day across the Beach nation on Sunday, but with just one accredited mother at work you got the feeling that this wasn’t going be just champagne, crepes and carnations for softball coach Kim Sowder.
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MEN’S GOLF: Vikings Finish Third at Regionals to Qualify for State Championships
The Long Beach City College men’s golf team shot a two-round 770 to finish in third place out of 10 teams at the 2011 Southern California Regional Championships on Monday at the Bermuda Dunes Country Club. With their top-four finish, the Vikings automatically qualify for next week’s State Championships.
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Dirtbags Drop High-scoring Affair at No.6 Arizona State 17-9
The Dirtbags were swept in a series for the first time all season, as Long Beach State lost an early lead to Arizona State and ultimately fell 17-9 on Sunday afternoon. Brennan Metzger was 4-for-4 with a triple on Sunday.
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BASEBALL: Long Beach State Loses to No. 6 Arizona State 9-2
Matt Duffy and Jeff McNeil each doubled for Long Beach State, Duffy finishing with three hits and McNeil, two, but No. 6 Arizona State scored early and often in a 9-2 defeat on Saturday night.
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Johnson Leads Dirtbags Past San Diego State in 12 Innings
It wasn’t always pretty. Instead, it was grind-it-out, pitch-by-pitch baseball as the Dirtbags improved to 5-0 in an extra innings game Tuesday, beating San Diego State 7-6 in 12 innings. Matt Johnson earned the win, striking out six over the final three innings for Long Beach State.
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WOMEN’S TENNIS: Five 49ers Named All-Big West
Long Beach State Junior Anais Dallara has been named First-Team All-Big West in both singles and doubles for women’s tennis, highlighting five 49ers that earned first or second-team honors as voted on by the coaches and announced by the Big West.
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Long Beach State Women’s Tennis Wins Conference Title
After winning their eighth Big West Conference championship in the last ten years, the Beach now exhales and then gets ready for the NCAA tourney beginning on May 13th.
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WOMEN’S TENNIS: Long Beach State Wins Big West Championship
Senior Deborah Armstrong came up with a huge performance in her final women’s tennis Big West Championship, winning a key doubles match before clinching Long Beach State’s entry into the NCAA Tournament with a 4-1 win over No. 59 UC Irvine.
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WOMEN’s WATER POLO: Stragier Wills 49ers Past UCSB in Water Polo Upset
Senior goaltender Kristen Stragier made 14 saves for No. 16 Long Beach State, and Krizia Cerda scored a pair fourth-quarter goals Friday as the 49ers upset No. 14 UC Santa Barbara in the host pool in the opening round of the Big West Tournament 4-3.
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WOMEN’S TENNIS: 49ers Advance With 4-0 Win Over Cal State Fullerton at Big West Championships
Long Beach State’s women’s tennis team took care of business in quick fashion Thursday, advancing through the quarterfinals with a 4-0 defeat of Cal State Fullerton at the Big West Championships.