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.
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. This month, there will be a handful of very different first meetings for Long Beach high school football teams and their new coaches. The message was a clear one on Monday in the Jordan Auditorium as new Panthers coach Alfred Rowe […]
This is how the Moore League boys’ soccer standings look after three weeks of action. STANDINGS Wilson (6-0-0) 18 points LB Poly (3-1-1) 10 points Millikan (3-1-0) 9 points Jordan (2-4-1) 7 points Cabrillo (2-3-0) 6 points Lakewood (1-3-0) 3 points Compton (0-6-0) 0 points Support The562.org Soccer We aren’t LA, we aren’t OC. By […]
The Millikan football team has forfeited two season-opening wins, The562 has confirmed with the Rams’ administration. According to a message sent to parents Friday morning, “Millikan has confirmed that the first two varsity football games of the 2025-26 season have been forfeited due to the participation of an ineligible player, as required under CIF-SS rules. […]