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.
The 2021-22 season continues for Long Beach State women’s basketball as the Beach earned an at-large bid into this year’s WNIT. After coming up short in a quarterfinal loss to UC Davis in the Big West Tournament, the team’s 19-8 overall record earned the program its fifth WNIT appearance and first since 2016. Long Beach […]
CIF Girls’ Basketball Championship: Long Beach Poly vs. Esperanza Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball hosted the 2021 CIF-SS Division 1 championship game at the Ron Palmer Pavilion, taking on visiting Esperanza. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, […]
NCAA Basketball: Long Beach State vs. CSU Bakersfield Long Beach State opened Big West play with an overtime win over new conference rival Cal State Bakersfield. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. […]