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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The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2026 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. After challenging his pitching after a series-opening loss, the Dirtbags responded and on Sunday freshman Jason Gerfers pitched a complete game – striking out seven batters allowing one run as the Dirtbags won 2-1 to win […]
Long Beach State women’s soccer (2-3-0) finished its season opening homestand with a 3-0 victory over Drexel on Sunday at George Allen Field. LBSU got goals from Myah Baksh, Elysia Laramie and Katie Pingel to maintain its balanced attack that’s produced seven different goal scorers this season. WATCH HIGHLIGHT VIDEO — SEE PHOTO GALLERY “This […]
