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.
It’s hard to be nervous when you’re thankful. That’s a life lesson that Millikan goalkeeper Savanna Alba learned over the last two years while working her way back onto the field. The senior knows that the Rams’ Moore League title defense starts and stops with her, and instead of succumbing to stage fright or self […]
The562’s season previews for the 2022-23 school year are sponsored by Vertical Raise, the official team fundraising partner of The562. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009 Despite only winning one game in 2021, Wilson wants to build on the momentum it built towards the end of last […]
Perhaps no high school sport in Long Beach has been stronger over the last decade than girls’ basketball. The city has seen Long Beach Poly, Millikan, Wilson and St. Anthony win CIF Southern Section championships and the Jackrabbits and Saints win state titles. The city’s strength in the sport was rewarded on Sunday when the […]