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 coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2024 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. The Long Beach State Dirtbags are getting a crash course in baseball being a humbling sport. After a historic start to the season, the Dirtbags are now on a five-game losing streak after falling to USC 7-3 on […]
A slow start doomed Millikan boys’ basketball in the CIF Southern Section Division 3A semifinals on Tuesday night as the Rams fell 61-56 to visiting Dana Hills. The loss snapped an eight-game winning streak for Millikan. “To me it was just a tale of two halves,” Millikan coach Curtis Boyer said. “Our energy and discipline […]
The CIF Southern Section basketball playoff brackets came out on Super Bowl Sunday, and they feature a ton of enticing matchups for Long Beach teams. Boys’ Basketball Long Beach Poly received the No. 5 spot in the Division 1 bracket and received a bye as a result. They won’t play until Tuesday, Feb. 12, when […]