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Author: 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.
PODCAST: Our Favorite Long Beach Sports Turnarounds
This week on the show we’re talking about the biggest Long Beach sports turnarounds we’ve seen, the recent Moore League upsets and much more. 03:00 Question O’ The Week: What did you do for the Super Bowl? 09:45 Athletes O’ The Week 14:10 Game O’ The Week: Long Beach Poly at Millikan Boys’ & Girls’ […]
Matt Sutfin Flying High For Millikan Boys’ Soccer
Soccer goalkeepers and airplane pilots are among the loneliest jobs in the world. Neither is able to abandon their post as they stand alone between their team/crew and absolute disaster. Matt Sutfin isn’t afraid to take on great responsibility. He’s comfortable in his own space, and that’s a good thing because Sutfin is the Millikan […]
Millikan Girls’ Soccer Wins Back-To-Back Moore League Championships
Millikan girls’ soccer finished off its second consecutive Moore League championship with an 11-0 win over Compton on Tuesday at Veterans Memorial Stadium. “This is special that the program,” coach Tino Nunez said. “Not only the girls from last year and this year. It’s for the girls that have been part of the program that […]
PHOTOS: Wilson Girls’ Water Polo Beats Schurr
Photos by Stephen Dachman from the Wilson girls’ water polo 9-6 win over Schurr on Tuesday at Belmont Outdoor Pool.
PODCAST: LB Fee Show With Softball Coach Kim Sowder
This week we’re talking to Long Beach State Athletics Director Andy Fee about improvements coming to Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, the Big West basketball tournament staying at Honda Center (for now) and a bummer of a Saturday doubleheader at Walter Pyramid. We’ll also be joined by LBSU softball coach Kim Sowder to talk about […]
Moore League Boys’ Soccer: Long Beach Poly, Cabrillo Move Up Standings
The draw at Jordan and Long Beach Poly’s win at Lakewood means the Moore League boys’ championship will be decided on the last day of the regular season. Millikan 1, Jordan 1 The Rams got a 60th minute equalizer from senior Jeremiya Showe to salvage a point on the road. Jose Lopez gave the Panthers […]
Notebook: Long Beach State Volleyball Falls, Long Beach City College Baseball Wins
A consistent big block helped No. 8 UCLA upset No. 4 Long Beach State at Walter Pyramid last Saturday night 25-23, 25-18, 22-25, 25-23 to snap a record-setting home winning streak for the Beach. VIDEO The Bruins outblocked the Beach 14-3 and held LBSU to a .226 team hitting percentage. “We struggled with consistency and […]
Millikan Boys’ & Girls’ Wrestling Staying Busy In Finals
All of the local wrestlers were busy last week as the Millikan boys’ reached the CIF Southern Section Division 3 dual meet team championship while the Moore League girls’ battled for the individual titles. On Saturday, Millikan steamrolled Colton (69-6) and California (68-6) before being challenged by Hillcrest in the semifinals, but still coming out […]
St. Anthony Soccer Finishing Season Strong
This St. Anthony soccer season has been full of memorable moments. The girls’ soccer team is the undefeated leader of the Camino Real League. The Saints (8-7-0, 6-0-0) have won their last five games by a combined score of 19-4. St. Anthony has two games left on the regular season schedule. The Saints host St. […]