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.
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Naples Rib Company. HIGH SCHOOL Shayna Martinez, Lakewood Volleyball Lakewood’s Shayna Martinez led the Lancers to a championship performance in the Dave Mohs Tournament last weekend, and earned tourney MVP honors for her excellent play. She had 37 kills and 21 digs in four matches to […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Long Beach State women’s soccer has been trudging through an injury-plagued and heartbreaking season. The 3-2 loss to visiting UC Davis on Thursday night at George Allen Field was this year in a nutshell. The shorthanded Beach led 2-1 in the 75th minute after […]