JJ Fiddler
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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Boys’ Basketball: Millikan Beats Compton On Rob Diaz’s Buzzer-Beater

Mike Guardabascio

It was one of those moments that can define a season. Down by a point with just seconds on the clock, Millikan sophomore Rob Diaz III willed his team to victory with a game-winning buzzer beater. The Rams remain in sole possession of second place thanks to the thrilling 57-56 victory. “I can’t even talk […]

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PODCAST: Would You Rather Beat Your Rival Or Win A Title?

JJ Fiddler

This week we’re talking about rivalries and if they’re more important than championships. We’re also discussing what it means to be a good teammate and why fantasy football isn’t bad for anyone. 04:00 Question O’ The Week: Would you rather beat your rival or win a title? 13:50 Athletes O’ The Week 16:00 Game O’ […]

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CIF Girls’ Water Polo: Second Quarter Dooms Long Beach Poly in Semifinal Loss to Flintridge Sacred Heart

Tyler Hendrickson

The562’s coverage of Aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. For most of Tuesday night, Long Beach Poly was the slightly better team in the CIF-SS Division 3 girls’ water polo semifinals against Flintridge Sacred Heart at Cabrillo High. But the visiting Tologs did more than enough damage in […]