The562’s coverage of water polo & swimming is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.
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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.
LIVE UPDATES: Wilson vs. Santa Margarita, CIF Girls’ Water Polo Championship
The562’s coverage of water polo & swimming is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Refresh the page to see the latest score updates! Wilson is taking on Santa Margarita tonight at 6 p.m. in the CIF-SS Division 1 championship game […]
PREVIEW: Wilson vs. Santa Margarita, CIF Girls’ Water Polo
The562’s coverage of water polo & swimming is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Five years ago, Wilson girls’ water polo rode the momentum created by an aggressive defense and hot goaltender to the first CIF Southern Section championship in […]
Long Beach State Dirtbags Open Season With Shutout Win
The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2023 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. The roster may be full of new faces, but it looked like classic Long Beach State Dirtbags on Friday night at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. Graham Osman pitched a seven-inning gem and the Dirtbags took an early […]
CIF Boys’ Basketball: Wilson Falls To St. Bonaventure In Semifinals
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. They picked the wrong night to start missing threes. Wilson boys’ basketball ran into the defensive buzzsaw that is St. Bonaventure and lost 73-53 in the CIF Southern Section Division 4AA semifinals on Friday night. St. Bonaventure has used its stout […]
PREVIEW: Wilson vs. St. Bonaventure, CIF Boys’ Basketball
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Phenomenal home court advantage has created a wave of emotion that Wilson boys’ basketball is riding into school history. The Bruins have won consecutive CIF Southern Section Division 4AA playoff games at home to reach their first semifinal in 15 years. […]
Long Beach State Dirtbags Season Preview 2023
The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2023 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. This Long Beach State Dirtbags season will start with a lot of question marks and coach Eric Valenzuela likes that for his program that has 34 new players on the roster. “We needed some new blood and they’ve […]
Long Beach State Softball Season Preview 2023
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. This is arguably the most experienced Long Beach State softball pitching staff ever. The five pitchers who were in the circle for all 333.2 innings across 51 games last year have returned to lead this 2023 LBSU squad back to […]
CIF Girls’ Water Polo: Millikan Headed To Championship Game For First Time Ever
The562’s coverage of water polo & swimming is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The moment wasn’t too big for Millikan girls’ water polo on Wednesday night at Long Beach City College. The Rams emphatically made school history by beating […]
VIDEO: Wilson Vs. Yucaipa, CIF Girls’ Water Polo
The562’s coverage of water polo & swimming is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.