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.
It was a busy weekend for the Moore League as grapplers scattered across Southern California to compete in various tournaments. We checked in at multiple events and listed all athletes that placed. List is based on results posted on FloWrestling.org. Dick Morris ‘Big Kahuna’ Girls Memorial Ashley Wafer – Lakewood – Silver (2nd) – 235-pound […]
Photo by John Napalan/Art O’Neill When Long Beach Poly takes the floor for the first time December 3 in the Westchester Tournament, the Jackrabbits will be opening one of the most unique and strange chapters in the program’s storied history. Poly returns only three varsity players from last year’s team, which won the Moore League […]
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 Fernando Leanos, Cabrillo Football Cabrillo quarterback Fernando Leanos had an impressive night early in the season, leading the […]