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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Basketball Long Beach State

Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Upset In Big West Tournament

JJ Fiddler

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The Long Beach State men’s basketball season came to a disappointing end on Tuesday night. Cal Poly came into the Big West Tournament as the No. 10 seed with only one conference win, but the Mustangs had their best second […]

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All City Basketball Long Beach Poly

All-City Girls’ Team of the Year: Long Beach Poly Basketball

Mike Guardabascio

Perhaps no team in the city represented the nationwide perseverance through the COVID-19 pandemic than the Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team, which overcame the odds to win a CIF Southern Section Division 1 and a CIF State Southern California Regional championship.  The Jackrabbits finished the season at 18-2, but their story was so much […]

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Long Beach State Water Polo

Long Beach State Men’s Water Polo Falls In NCAA Tournament

JJ Fiddler

All of The562’s water polo coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Aqualand. Visit AqualandOfTheFree.com to learn more. The Long Beach State men’s water polo season came to an end on Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at UCLA. LBSU lost to UC Davis 9-8 in overtime. Rafael Real Vergara scored […]