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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.
Millikan Rams Football Season Preview
With a quality group of All-Moore League stars returning from one of its most surprising and successful seasons in decades, Millikan leads the Moore League chase pack behind defending champion Poly. The Rams won their first playoff game since 1986 last year after finishing second in league with a 9-3 overall record. Millikan was 1-9 […]
Wilson Bruins Football Season Preview
After two historic 10-win seasons that included a Moore League championship and its first CIF semifinal appearance since 1991, Wilson struggled last year with only four returning starters. The Bruins went 5-6 with a disappointing 40-0 loss to Paramount in the playoffs. This season will prove if that rebuilding process was worth it, and with […]
Jordan Panthers Football Season Preview
First-year coach Tim Wedlow is taking the most realistic approach he can with his young Jordan Panthers. With only four returning starters, Wedlow has put the program under construction. “This is going to be a rebuilding year,” Wedlow said. “I’m trying to get some of these younger kids to just understand the game of football.” […]
Long Beach City College Football Season Preview
Expectations are high once again for Long Beach City College football. The Vikings are three-time defending National Central Conference champions, and have won four consecutive bowl games. “In our eyes, we’re not trying to maintain, we’re trying to go higher,” sophomore DeAnthony Jones said. “We’re going for a national championship.” Last year, LBCC narrowly missed […]
Avalon Lancers Football Season Preview
Last season is one Avalon football wants to forget. After going a combined 30-2 over three consecutive seasons, and winning a CIF 8-man State Championship, the Lancers were 2-6 last year while missing the postseason for the first time since since 2010. More than half of the players on the Avalon roster are seniors, but […]
Long Beach Football Games To Watch 2018
Here are the Long Beach football games you need to circle on the calendar. August 17 Wilson vs. Mayfair The first football game on the new turf field at Wilson also will be one of the earliest played games in Long Beach football history. The CIF state office moved the schedule up to get both […]
PODCAST: What Up, Long Beach?! Football Preview
JJ Fiddler and Mike Guardabascio are back talking Long Beach sports as Moore League football gets underway this month while local youth sports teams celebrate national championhsips. We have interviews with coaches, parents and players from Shore Aquatics (15:00) and Beach FC (19:00).
COLUMN: Hard Hitting Rules Changing High School Football
No one knows what the sport of football is going to look like in five years, but if the recent rule changes at every level are any indication, it’s going to look a lot less physical in the future. For the record, I am a life-long football fan who understands that CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) […]
Long Beach PONY Q & A With Manager Ken Jakemer
The Long Beach PONY 14-Under All-Stars won their third tournament of the summer on Sunday to advance to their fifth DICK’S Sporting Goods PONY League World Series in the last 12 years. They won the world title in 2008 and 2012. Long Beach starts the 10-team tournament against the winner of Washington County and Bronx, […]