JJ FiddlerComments Off on PODCAST: What Up, Long Beach?! Mascot Mayhem
This week we’re talking about local college rebranding (1:00) before handing out midseason grades to all of the Long Beach high school football teams (5:00) and discussing cheating in sports (20:00).
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.
The Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball team was still smarting from its five-set loss at Millikan earlier this year, and the Jackrabbits wanted to make a statement in their rematch with the Rams at home on Thursday afternoon. They did exactly that in a 90-minute showcase of just how much they’ve improved in a sweep […]
Longtime Long Beach City College football coach Brett Peabody confirmed Thursday afternoon that he’s recovering from COVID-19, alongside his wife, Celeste. “I’ve been in bed for five days, I’ve lost 15 pounds, I’m getting skinny—I’m pretty pissed, honestly,” said Peabody, whose plan is to continue recovering at home as long as he’s able. “My doctor […]
The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2022 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. The Long Beach State Dirtbags have all of the ingredients necessary to cook up a very successful year in the first full season under coach Eric Valenzuela. “Our guys are hungry and they’re ready for any […]
