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.
Photo courtesy Daniella Eisman In the past year, pickleball emerged as the latest sports craze and has swept across the country. Today in Long Beach, hundreds of people participate in the popular sport at parks and gyms across the city. Pickleball, founded in 1965, gained popularity over the recent COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic limited […]
Wilson boys’ golf posted an even-par team score at Recreation Park Golf Course on Thursday to defeat Edison 360-374. Wilson sophomore Samin Bhagat earned a share of the medalist honors for the second day in a row with a 1-under par round of 71 that included five birdies. Bhagat shared the medalist honors with his […]
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