JJ Fiddler
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.
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Long Beach Teams Learn CIF Baseball Playoff Fate

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The562’s baseball coverage in 2025 is sponsored by the Millikan, Long Beach Poly, Lakewood and Wilson baseball boosters. Five Long Beach high school baseball teams learned their playoff fate on Monday morning with the release of the CIF Southern Section playoff brackets. Moore League co-champions Wilson and Millikan both drew road games. Division 2 Millikan […]

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Long Beach Teams Ready For CIF-SS Boys’ Soccer Playoffs

JJ Fiddler

If this roller coaster Moore League boys’ soccer season is any indication, the CIF Southern Section postseason this month is going to be one to remember. Unexpected results in a tight league race should have the local boys hardened and prepared for a playoff push. “We’ve had seven ties in the league this season,” Millikan […]

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Boys’ Lacrosse: Ivan Van Divort Scores Hat Trick In Wilson Win Over Compton

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The Wilson boys’ lacrosse team picked up another win in the first game of a doubleheader at Millikan on Tuesday afternoon, relying on a hat trick from Ivan Van Divort in a 6-2 win over Compton.  The Bruins are now […]