JJ Fiddler is an award-winning sportswriter and videographer who has been covering Southern California sports for multiple newspapers and websites since 2004. After attending Long Beach State and creating the first full sports page at the Union Weekly Newspaper, he has been exclusively covering Long Beach prep sports since 2007.
Keith Hansen is a social guy, to put it mildly. The former Century Club president, Wilson High principal, and Lakewood High vice principal knows so many people that when he’s at a game or out for dinner with his wife (Ocean View School District superintendent Carol Hansen) there’s a steady stream of people greeting him […]
The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Kate Eckenrode, Wilson Volleyball Wilson senior libero Kate Eckenrode has been the Bruins’ defensive leader all season, and […]
Opening Day for the 2025 Major League Baseball (MLB) season is Thursday, so it’s time to check in with Long Beach’s big league representatives as they turn the page from Spring Training to the regular season. A new star emerged last season in Boston, where former Long Beach State Dirtbag, Jarren Duran, not only made […]
