Mike Guardabascio

The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team opens the 2025 season with high expectations, fresh off a runner-up performance in the national championship match in 2024. The Beach fell to UCLA at the Walter Pyramid in the final match of the season, and sure enough, this year’s AVCA national poll opened

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The January 16 collapse of part of the suspended ceiling over the loading dock on the Walter Pyramid's south entrance has forced a lot of rapid reshuffling for Long Beach State. Their iconic venue hasn't hosted a game for the last 10 days, as the school's men's volleyball and men's and women's basketball teams have all been hosting contests in the Gold Mine–a much smaller, less modern venue.

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Long Beach Poly junior softball star Ki'ele Ho-Ching has always loved representing her family, her city, and her school. Now she's going to have a chance to represent her country, as the Oklahoma commit was just named to the USA Softball U18 women's national team.

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Wilson alum Joel Bitonio continues to make history, as he was just named to his seventh consecutive NFL Pro Bowl. Long Beach has produced more than 100 NFL players, but none have more Pro Bowl appearances than Bitonio.

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