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.
The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Max Pemberton, Long Beach Poly Baseball Max Pemberton came through in the clutch for the Jackrabbits in their […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. For the first time in nearly two decades, Long Beach State women’s basketball returned to the Gold Mine to play an official game against Big West rivals Hawaii. As heavy rainfall made for unplayable conditions inside Walter Pyramid, Saturday’s […]
Seniors Julia Lombardi and Jessica Flores led Long Beach State softball to a 9-1 win over Monmouth 9-1 (5 innings) to close out its eight-game homestand with five wins. Senior Jessica Flores allowed three hits over five innings while striking out four and earning her fourth win in the circle. Lombardi had a home run […]
