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.
Long Beach State 2017-18 Top 10 Moments
The last 12 months of Long Beach State athletics have been full of record breaking statistics, memorable individual performances and one historic national championship. 10. Women’s Water Polo Senior Night Win The highlight of the women’s water polo season came during the last game of the year at Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center. Senior captain Virginia […]
Long Beach Poly’s Grace Abdoo Wins Beach Volleyball Gold
The California Beach Volleyball Association held its youth tournament tournament on Tuesday at Granada Beach, and Long Beach Poly’s Grace Abdoo (left) won the the U16 girls’ division with partner Kamyrn Parsonage from Los Alamitos High.
Johnson Foundation Scholarships Benefit Wilson Golfers
Luke Johnson didn’t get the chance to graduate from Wilson High with his 2018 classmates this month, but his presence was felt. Johnson, who was a golfer at Wilson, lost his battle with Leukemia in June 2016. In a dedicated effort to maintain his legacy, the Johnson family formed the Luke Tatsu Johnson Foundation last […]
Spring All-Moore League Honors
Once again, it was a great spring season full of honors for Long Beach Poly and Wilson. The two oldest schools in the city both won four Moore League Player of the Year awards. Baseball A pair of center fielders were named co-Players of the Year as Millikan’s Moises Guzman and Lakewood’s Carter White shared […]
Misty May-Treanor Appointed To Chair President’s Council
Local legend Misty May-Treanor added to her illustrious resume late last month when she was appointed as co-chair to the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition. “I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for the great coaches and many opportunities to participate in many different sports,” May-Treanor said while standing next […]
Moore League Baseball All-Stars Beat SGVL In Kiwanis Game
Solid pitching and opportunistic small-ball offense helped the best baseball players from the Moore League win the Kiwanis All-Star Game 4-2 over the San Gabriel Valley League on Friday night at Paramount High. Wilson senior center fielder Ryan Guerero won the MVP award with two hits and a run scored that broke the 2-2 tie […]
PHOTOS: Moore League Baseball All-Stars vs. SGVL
Photos By Stephen Dachman
PREVIEW: Moore League Baseball All-Stars Face SGVL
The first-team all-league baseball players from the Moore League and San Gabriel Valley League will be at Paramount High today at 6 p.m. for the annual Kiwanis All-Star Game. CLICK HERE for coverage from the Moore League win last year. Below are the rosters from both leagues. Please come back to The562.org for full coverage […]
Wilson Baseball’s Zach Pettway A Freshman All-American At UCLA
Zach Pettway was surprised when he made the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American Team after an impressive first year at UCLA. The Wilson High alum got a text message about the news from roommate and fellow honoree Holden Powell, but he couldn’t believe it was real. “This season was a lot of fun,” Pettway said. “It […]