Editing Long Beach, California (section)

===College sports===
[[California State University, Long Beach|Long Beach State]]'s team mascot are the [[Long Beach State Beach|Beach]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Long Beach State Athletics – Official website of the 49ers|url=http://longbeachstate.cstv.com/index-main.html#00|access-date=January 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202083306/http://longbeachstate.cstv.com/index-main.html#00|archive-date=February 2, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The school has participated in national championships in women's volleyball (5), men's volleyball (1), track and field (1), men's tennis (1; Division II), swimming (1; Division II), women's badminton (2), and women's field hockey (1). The school also has regularly appeared in NCAA tournaments in men's baseball, men's softball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's golf, women's tennis, men's water polo, and women's water polo.<ref>[http://www.longbeachstate.com/history/champteams.html http://www.longbeachstate.com/history/champteams.html] ''longbeachstate.com'' {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213085547/http://www.longbeachstate.com/history/champteams.html |date=February 13, 2008 }}</ref> Their cheer team were national champions in 2003, 2004 and 2006.<ref>[http://www.beachpride.com/modules.php?name=Cheer_Team http://www.beachpride.com/modules.php?name=Cheer_Team] ''beachpride.com'' {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017055857/http://www.beachpride.com/modules.php?name=Cheer_Team |date=October 17, 2013 }}</ref> The D1 roller hockey team were the 2011 national champions after defeating Lindenwood University.

[[File:Veterans Memorial Stadium (Long Beach).jpg|thumb|[[Veterans Memorial Stadium (Long Beach)|Veterans Memorial Stadium]], home to the Long Beach City College football team]]
The other collegiate sports team in the city is that of [[Long Beach City College]]. The school has appeared in national championships in men's gymnastics (6), football (5), women's soccer (3), and men's doubles and singles tennis (1 each). They have also had state championships in numerous sports, including 2006–7 championships in men's and women's water polo.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Championship history|url=http://www.lbccvikings.com/athletics/champions/championships|journal=Long Beach City College Athletics|access-date=April 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417193947/http://www.lbccvikings.com/athletics/champions/championships|archive-date=April 17, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Archery====
The archery field in [[El Dorado Park, Long Beach, California#El Dorado Regional Park|El Dorado Regional Park]] was the site for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics archery competition.<ref>[http://longbeach.gov/park/business-operations/about/ http://longbeach.gov/park/business-operations/about/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609022128/http://www.longbeach.gov/Park/Business-Operations/About/ |date=June 9, 2015 }} ''longbeach.gov''</ref>

CSU Long Beach has one of the few remaining university varsity archery teams in California.