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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The CIF Southern Section girls’ basketball playoffs begin this week, and brackets were released on Sunday afternoon. Here’s where the local teams will be playing–come back tonight for analysis. CIF Girls’ Basketball Playoffs Division 1: Long Beach Poly BYE (plays Sat) D2AA: Millikan vs Norco (Thurs) D2A: Lakewood @ El Rancho (Thurs) D4AA: Compton @ […]

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Flag Bearer Award 2024: Asia Edwards, Jordan & Ryan Pellum, Millikan

Tyler Hendrickson

The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s coverage of football in 2023-24 is sponsored in part by the MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center Foundation and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Foundation. Most athletes […]

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Men’s Volleyball: No. 2 Long Beach State Thumped by No. 3 Hawai’i in Night-Two Sweep

Eli Aquino

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. After a thrilling five-set loss to No. 3 Hawai’i (19-3, 2-0) in Friday’s Big West opener, Saturday served as a reality check for No. 2 Long Beach State (14-4, 0-2). The Beach had an opportunity to respond in the […]