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.
The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. After the first set of their match against Millikan, Wilson was down 4-1 and looked like they would settle for being co-Moore League beach volleyball […]
The562’s baseball coverage in 2025 is sponsored by the Millikan, Long Beach Poly, Lakewood and Wilson baseball boosters. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial.
The562’s high school baseball and softball coverage for the 2022 season is sponsored by LBUSD Board of Education Member Megan Kerr The Millikan Rams dominated visiting Crescenta Valley 6-1 in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs on Thursday. Millikan sophomore pitcher Ava Schaffel tossed a complete game while giving up […]