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.
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team injected some March Madness into the Big West Tournament at Honda Center on Thursday night. Hawaii led LBSU by as many as 18 points in the first half of their quarterfinal matchup, but the Beach used a full-court press to claw its way back into the game, and […]
In less than two weeks, the 2022 MLB All-Star Game will bring the best baseball talent in the world to Los Angeles, as Dodger Stadium plays host to this year’s midsummer classic. As part of those festivities, two of Long Beach’s brightest young baseball stars will get a ceremonial homecoming as both Spencer Steer and […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2022-23 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Lessons from the school of hard knocks are paying dividends for Long Beach State men’s basketball. After starting the Big West Conference schedule with a handful of close losses, and a season-ending injury for star guard Joel Murray, the Beach […]