The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer.
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.
CIF Football: Millikan Season Ends On Last Play Of Quarterfinals
The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. There are improbable results every year during the CIF Southern Section football postseason, and Millikan just happened to be on the wrong side of the storybook ending in the Division 4 quarterfinals Friday night. The Rams had a seven-point lead in […]
PREVIEW: Millikan vs. Cypress, CIF Football
The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. A famous Bruce Lee quote about surviving adversity starts, “Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it.” The Millikan football program has […]
Girls’ Golf: Wilson’s Alyson Sor Advances to CIF State Championship
The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf for the 2023 season is sponsored from Dan and Desiree Gooch. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The individual accolades keep rolling in for Wilson senior Alyson Sor. She won a third Moore League title last month, and this week she’s moving […]
PREVIEW: Lakewood vs. Redondo Union, CIF Football
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood and Redondo Union High Schools are separated by 20 miles, mostly on Interstate 405, but these two football programs have taken very different roads to the CIF Southern Section Division 8 quarterfinals. After a slow start to this season, Lakewood (6-5) has […]
FEATURE: The Return Of Lakewood Football’s Red Swarm Defense
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Red Swarm. That’s two words to represent a mindset handed down from generation to generation of Lakewood football players. “It’s 11 red hats to the ball at all times,” Lakewood alum and defensive coordinator Vince Hernandez said. “No matter what uniform we are […]
FEATURE: Kaleb Foster Running Strong For Lakewood Football
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Reggie Foster was an All-Moore League quarterback at Millikan in 2003 when he had a son and named him Kaleb. Almost two decades later, Kaleb Foster is the star running back for Lakewood and has helped carry the Lancers to the CIF Southern […]
PODCAST: Previewing Long Beach Poly, Millikan, Lakewood CIF Football Quarterfinals
This week we’re coming to you live via tape delay from Long Beach Poly football practice as we interview players and coaches after previewing the CIF Southern Section quarterfinals this week for the Jackrabbits, Millikan Rams and Lakewood Lancers.
PODCAST: Interviewing Author Don Wallace About ‘One Great Game’ High School Football Book
With Long Beach Poly playing a historic game in Long Beach this week, it’s a perfect time to catch up with our friend Don Wallace who wrote ‘One Great Game’ about the Long Beach Poly and De La Salle game two decades ago.
Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Wins Season Opener
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The recipe for playing fast was cooking on Monday night in Long Beach State’s season opening win at Cal Baptist 79-64. “It feels good to start 1-0,” said LBSU guard Joel Murray, who finished with 12 points, five rebounds, four […]