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.
The St. Anthony Saints football team strolled onto their home field Saturday to face off against…themselves. After a long-awaited opening night, the Saints’ game against Lakewood on Friday was cancelled due to a positive COVID-19 test on the opposing side. The Saints responded by scheduling an intrasquad scrimmage to sharpen their skills and give the […]
After waiting 651 days between games, the Long Beach City College Vikings returned to the football field on Saturday afternoon at LA Harbor. The Vikings put on a dominant performance on the road, blanking the Seahawks, 32-0. “It was amazing to be out there,” said ninth-year LBCC head coach Brett Peabody of his return to […]
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood showed up to it’s matchup at Wilson on Friday night and played like it […]
