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 Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State men’s basketball program started 2026 exactly the way they wanted to on Saturday – with a win. Behind a career night from sophomore Petar Majstorovic and suffocating team defense, the Beach took an early lead […]

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Long Beach State Women’s Golf Wins Big West Championship, Leovao Defends Individual Title

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf is sponsored by Dan and Desiree Gooch. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State women’s golf team absolutely dominated the Big West Championship this week at Spanish Trail Country Club.  Sophomore Jasmine Leovao repeated as winner of the event […]

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FEATURE: Dr. Kevin Sverduk Teaches Mental Side of Golf

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Famed golf instructor Jim Flick was quoted as saying, “Golf is 90 percent mental, and the other 10 percent is mental too.” The sport has a unique way of challenging its competitors between the ears, testing one’s mental fortitude as much as their physical abilities. Dr. Kevin Sverduk has made a career of teaching the […]