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 Omicron surge is causing multiple cancellations and schedule changes for Long Beach State athletics this week. The men’s and women’s Big West Conference games have been canceled due to positive tests within their opponents’ programs, and the men’s volleyball season has been delayed until Jan. 14 because of positive tests within the Beach program. […]
The playoff picture remains up in the air for a handful of Moore League football teams, and Thursday night’s matchup between Wilson and Lakewood will go a long way in deciding which teams will earn a coveted postseason spot. Lakewood (2-5, 2-1) is hosting this one at their temporary home field, Veterans Memorial Stadium, for […]
On the five-year anniversary of Long Beach State’s last trip to the NCAA Tournament, the Beach returned to the very same venue on Thursday night, taking on Oregon State in the first round of the Women’s NIT. The Beach shot well to start the game, leading 26-16 after the opening quarter, but couldn’t maintain that […]
