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 Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. There’ll be plenty of new faces on the field for Lakewood flag football this season, but the Lancers have some stability at the top under second-year coach Fern Viramontes. Viramontes is tasked with replacing a group of 12 seniors, leaving plenty of […]
The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. Four Long Beach water polo teams made the CIF Southern Section playoffs, and learned their postseason paths with the release of the CIF-SS brackets on Saturday morning. Division 1 Moore League champion WIlson (17-11) gets a home game […]
The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. Prior to the start of his senior season at Millikan High, lefty Daunte Bell has announced his college commitment to the University of Houston. The Rams’ ace broke onto the scene last season as a junior, posting […]
