A one-stroke victory made for a happy Wednesday afternoon, as the Bruins edged the Griffins at Skylinks.

The defending state champion Long Beach City College men’s volleyball team rolled to a 3-1 win over visiting Santa Monica College in the Western State Conference opener.

The Long Beach State women’s golf team recorded a 37-over par 325 on Wednesday’s final round to finish in 14th place in the inaugural Bruin Wave Invitational.

The Long Beach State track and field team officially opens the 2010 outdoor season this weekend when it makes the short trip to Fullerton for the Ben Brown Invitational.

At the school board meeting Tuesday evening, the LB Board of Education announced athletics cuts to affect Wilson and Millikan.

Here are the highlights from Wilson yesterday.

The Dirtbags had two of the five uncharacteristic home runs at Blair Field last night, but a huge third inning for the Trojans lifted them to a 10-5 win.

The Bruins and Tritons battled for all 80 minutes, but a hand ball and subsequent penalty kick in the 50th minute gave San Clemente the CIF Semifinal victory, 1-0.

Jordan wrapped up another nonleague win on the links with a 15-stroke victory over Westminster at Skylinks.

Check out these great photos from Wilson’s tough loss on Tuesday, taken by photog Stephen Dachman.