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.
A promising girls’ volleyball season in the city started off with a trophy for Long Beach Poly, as the Jackrabbits won the Molden/Tae Kim Lakewood Volleyball Tournament last weekend, defeating La Salle in four sets to cap a perfect run through the tournament. “We’re still working on some things and it’s rewarding to see the […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Years ago, Natalie Reagan was sitting at a diner with some fellow volleyball coaches. As their server came around with a fresh pot of coffee, he started with one of her male co-workers. “Would you like a refill, boss?” Then […]