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 took 10 innings on a rainy Thursday night at Mayfair Park’s Lisa Fernandez Field for Lakewood to outlast Millikan in a 3-2 victory that gives the Lancers their 10th Moore League title in the last 12 years. WATCH VIDEO HIGHLIGHT “Yeah, order is restored,” Lakewood coach Andy Miramontes said. “This rivalry brings the best […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. A slow start and slower offense doomed Long Beach State men’s basketball in their home opening loss to Montana State 70-57 on Sunday at Walter Pyramid. “Obviously you want to play better with a good opening day crowd here to […]
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