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 Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. After a dramatic Big West Championship sweep of rival Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State softball had its season ended in heartbreaking fashion with a pair of one-run losses at the NCAA Regionals. The Beach lost 1-0 to host No. […]
Long Beach State men’s basketball used a 23-point swing and overtime to beat last-place Cal Poly on Thursday night at Walter Pyramid. The 80-73 win qualifies LBSU (11-20, 6-9) for its 16th consecutive trip to the Big West Conference tournament. “Well that was exhausting,” LBSU coach Dan Monson said. “The same team that started the […]
It took about seven-and-a-half minutes for Long Beach State’s women’s basketball team to shake off the rust from a three-week hiatus, but once the Beach found its groove, the results were the same: wins. LBSU picked up a pair of victories last weekend over new Big West rival UC San Diego, improving to 9-1 overall […]
