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.
Long Beach sent a contingent of 21 athletes and coaches to the 2024 Paris Olympics, and they’re not coming home empty-handed. Long Beach athletes are coming home with a silver medal and a pair of bronzes, as attention begins to turn to the 2028 Olympics, which will be held in Southern California with several events […]
The CIF Southern Section boys’ water polo playoff brackets were released on Saturday morning, with four Long Beach teams learning their playoff fate. The first round of the playoffs will be Tuesday and Wednesday, depending on Division. Division 2 12-time defending Moore League champion Wilson will start the playoffs at home at the Belmont on […]
The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. Last season, the Millikan Rams had a strong senior core leading the way, giving the Rams both experience and chemistry in the pool. After saying goodbye to that formidable group and saying hello to a brand new head coach, things […]