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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Long Beach Poly and USC alum JuJu Smith-Schuster is known nationally to football fans for two things: making history as a talented young receiver, and having fun. Smith-Schuster last year set NFL records for most touchdowns scored before turning 21 (with five) and most yards gained before turning 21. He also led all rookies with […]