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 Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. Malia Gementera and Taylor Hagenah knew each other well before they became best friends and teammates with Long Beach State beach volleyball. “We were like enemies,” Gementera recalled. “In (junior beach volleyball tournaments) we would always meet in […]
This roller coaster season continued for Long Beach State men’s basketball with a 50-49 upset win at Hawaii on Wednesday night. It’s the first LBSU win on the island since 2016, and its the first Big West home loss for Hawaii. “We knew that we had no chance trying to run with (HawaiI) and try […]