JJ Fiddler
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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PREVIEW: Lakewood vs. Redondo Union, CIF Football

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The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood and Redondo Union High Schools are separated by 20 miles, mostly on Interstate 405, but these two football programs have taken very different roads to the CIF Southern Section Division 8 quarterfinals. After a slow start to this season, Lakewood (6-5) has […]

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Baseball Millikan Wilson

Baseball: Millikan Stuns Wilson With Walk-Off Win in Extras

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Just six days after suffering a heartbreaking extra-inning loss on their home field, the Millikan Rams found themselves on the other side of an improbable comeback. Down to their final out against Wilson under the lights on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field Thursday night, the Rams were able to walk off with a 3-2 victory […]

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Basketball Long Beach Poly Wilson

Boys’ Soccer: Poly’s Late Goal Is Difference In Win Over Wilson

Matt Simon

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. For 73 minutes it looked like the Long Beach Poly and Wilson boys soccer programs were heading for […]