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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PHOTO: Aniya Boudreaux, Adonia Faumuina, Rylie McGinest, Laura Williams, Makayla Sorenson, Kelli McCombs photographed by John Napalan and Art O’Neill of All-In Press There aren’t a lot of surprises in the world of Long Beach girls’ volleyball. Because of the nonstop nature of the sport and the connectivity of the club scene, coaches and players […]
The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Joshue Sayre, Long Beach Poly Baseball Long Beach Poly senior Joshue Sayre pitched a complete game shutout for […]
