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 football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. You would be hard-pressed to find a more unique high school football superstar than Deuce Weston. The Wilson senior sat out the first half of this season […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf is sponsored from Dan and Desiree Gooch. It took three rounds of 36 holes at three different courses, and two playoff holes in the dark, to find a Moore League girls’ golf individual champion this week. Wilson’s Samantha Shaw lost her lead to Poly’s Madison Williams at Skylinks Golf Course […]
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 Fernando Leanos, Cabrillo Football Cabrillo quarterback Fernando Leanos had an impressive night early in the season, leading the […]
