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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.
Girls’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly Clinches Moore League Championship Again
A near flawless second quarter was more than enough to earn Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball a 79-54 win on Thursday at Wilson. The victory also clinches the Jackrabbits yet another Moore League championship. They haven’t lost it since 2006, and haven’t shared it since 2008. The game was tied 13-13 early in the second […]
Long Beach State Softball Wins Big West Championship
Bases loaded. Two outs. A one-run game with the championship on the line. It’s the situation every kid dreams of when practicing alone in the backyard, and it’s the predicament Long Beach State pitcher Kellie White found herself in on Saturday at the LBSU Softball Complex. The Beach needed one out to complete the sweep […]
Long Beach State Women’s Golf Parts Ways With Coach Joey Cerulle
Long Beach State announced on Friday that women’s golf coach Joey Cerulle will not be brought back for the 2021-22 season. Cerulle was about to start his 13th season at the helm. “I recently met with Joey and told him that we were moving in a different direction. I want to wish Joey, Sara and […]
CIF Soccer: Millikan Girls Fall At Corona Santiago
Millikan girls’ soccer reached the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs for the second time in the last three seasons, but lost at defending champion Corona Santiago 4-1 on Friday. Sophomore Hannah Marshall scored the goal for the Rams. It was her third of the postseason. Support The562.org
Long Beach State Dirtbags Extend Winning Streak
The Long Beach State Dirtbags are playing their best baseball of the year. LBSU beat Cal State Bakersfield 5-1 in Big West Conference action on Friday night at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. It is the sixth consecutive win for the Dirtbags. Coach Eric Valenzuela, pitcher Johnathan Lavallee and third baseman Tanner Carlson all said […]
Long Beach State Softball Wins Force Big West Championship Game
The Long Beach State softball team is one win away from an improbable Big West Conference championship. The LBSU battery of pitcher Kellie White and catcher Justine Briones led the Beach to a pair of wins over Cal State Fullerton on Friday that force a winner-take-all game on Saturday. First pitch is scheduled for 1 […]
BREAKING: Wilson Hires New Girls’ Soccer Coach Brian Irvin
After a decade with coach Dalton Kaufman at the helm, Wilson girls’ soccer will be led by another Bruins alum. The school announced today that Brian Irvin is taking over as the new girls’ soccer coach. “I’m honored to coach at my alma mater and excited to lead this great program,” Irvin said. “I’m going […]
PODCAST: Millikan Riding High, Track & Field Controversial Disqualification And Much More
This week on the show we’re talking about how Millikan makes the Moore League better, what happened to St. Anthony track stars Asjah Atkinson and London Lee after their Arcadia Invitational performances were disqualified due to a rules violation and much more. 02:00 The best thing we’ve seen this week 07:00 St. Anthony track & […]
CIF Soccer: Big First Half Pushes Long Beach Poly Through Channel Islands
The end-to-end thrilling playoff opener on Thursday at Long Beach Poly played right into the Jackrabbits hands. Kenny Barnabee, Omar Juarez and Nathaniel Goodman all scored in the first half and Poly held off a late charge from Channel Islands to survive and advance 3-2 in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 bracket. “I think […]