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 football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. Jordan has offered its football coaching position to Alfred Rowe and he’s accepted, Rowe confirmed. “I’m extremely excited,” he said in an interview this week. “Maybe it’s just fate. This is where I belong–I’m happy to finally get the opportunity and […]
Moore League boys’ soccer is the only sport in the city with three teams in CIF Southern Section Division 1 this year. Wilson, Cabrillo and Millikan are all in the top flight because of recent playoff success, which is something that eluded local teams for the majority of the last decade. The Rams are the […]