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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Senior Jamie Wren hit 3-run home run in the first inning on Sunday against No. 1 UCLA to give Long Beach State softball an early lead at home, but the Bruins came back to win the final game of the Louisville Slugger Invitational 5-3 in eight innings. LBSU starting pitcher Kellie White struck out four […]

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The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2025 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. Long Beach State was desperate for a big win and got it Friday night on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. The Dirtbags tied a season-high with 14 hits in a 13-7 win over Cal State Northridge to open […]

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If you wanted to see championship basketball in 2024, St. Anthony was the place to be. The Saints’ girls’ and boys’ basketball programs simultaneously conducted their own historic playoff runs that ended in a double-header of championship wins at Azusa Pacific University on February 23, 2024. The pair’s CIF-SS championship wins both came in Division […]