JJ Fiddler
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.
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Girls’ Lacrosse: Wilson Wins Third Moore League Title

Tyler Hendrickson

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The rivalry between Wilson girls’ lacrosse and Downey High continued this season, with the Bruins and Vikings battling it out once again for Moore League supremacy. The two teams split their head-to-head meetings this season, but the Bruins were able to […]

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Obituary: Long Beach Volleyball World Mourning Janisa Johnson

Mike Guardabascio

Janisa Johnson: 9/22/1991 – 5/25/2024 Wilson and Long Beach State volleyball player Janisa Johnson passed away in late May of cancer at the age of 32. The Long Beach volleyball community was joined in its mourning by the wider volleyball world this week as Johnson’s family announced her passing on her Instagram page. “In loving […]

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Football: Star QB Nico Iamaleava Transfers Home to Long Beach Poly

Mike Guardabascio

Photo courtesy: Aaron Plunkett – CLA Sports Five-star quarterback Nico Iamaleava is back at Long Beach Poly after enrolling today, the Iamaleava family confirmed. Imaleava played for the Jackrabbits as a freshman before transferring to Warren for the last two pandemic-affected seasons. He arrives back at 1600 Atlantic as one of the top football players […]