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.
The Long Beach PONY youth baseball program is back and hosting the 13U All-Star Super Region tournament at Whaley Park. Heartwell, Simi Valley, La Quinta, Costa Mesa, Sierra Madre, La Jolla and Newbury Park have all come to Long Beach to compete in the first PONY tournament since 2019. After splitting their two games against […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial There are no style points in the playoffs. The only thing that matters is surviving, and advancing. On Friday night in the Ron Palmer Pavilion, the Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball team did both–just barely. Poly didn’t score a field goal in the final […]
High school softball in Long Beach is enjoying a modern-day golden era. Championship teams, superstar athletes, and plenty of thrilling games to go around have made this a special time to be a local fan. This year Millikan will look to continue its recent local dominance as they attempt a sixth consecutive Moore League championship, […]
