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.
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. Jordan dropped its season opener at North Torrance 49-7 on Friday night.
After dropping her first set of the Moore League girls’ tennis tournament, Wilson senior Bella Nguyen bounced back to beat Poly’s defending champion Ava Deguzman 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-0 on Friday in the singles final at Billie Jean King Courts. “The tennis was amazing,” Wilson coach Keri McBride said. “We haven’t seen that caliber of […]