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.
Coach Dan Monson’s final days with Long Beach State men’s basketball made national headlines in March. After 17 years at the helm, Monson was told just before the Big West Conference Tournament that he wouldn’t be brought back for next season. Less than a week later, LBSU won the Big West title and automatic spot […]
The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. We’ve got a great gallery from Senior Night for Millikan girls’ soccer in their 7-0 win over Lakewood on Tuesday night, courtesy of student intern Charli Gonzalez.
The562’s coverage of water polo & swimming is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation The USA Women’s Water Polo team is hosted four exhibition games this week at Long Beach City College against Italy and Spain, and concluded the action against Spain on Wednesday.
