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 Dirtbags Baseball for the 2024 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. Refresh the page to see the latest score updates! The Long Beach State Dirtbags start their weekend series against Milwaukee on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field tonight. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. Stay tuned for updates. […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. It was a roller coaster of a game for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team on Saturday against visiting Hawai’i, playing without injured star freshman guard Gavin Sykes. From a fast start and early lead to nearly erasing […]
On Thursday afternoon, part of the suspended ceiling over the loading dock on the south entrance of Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid collapsed, causing the facility to be shut down. Thursday night’s men’s basketball game was moved to the Gold Mine, Long Beach State’s historic gym that was used prior to the opening of the […]
