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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The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The new era of Compton football hits the road Thursday night as the Tarbabes are traveling with their new offense to crosstown rival Centennial. Compton (1-0) showed what their new offense can do with sophomore QB Francis Madera who threw for […]