Tyler Hendrickson was born and raised in Long Beach, and started covering sports in his hometown in 2010. After five years as a sportswriter, Tyler joined the athletic department at Long Beach State University in 2015. He spent more than four years in the athletic communications department, working primarily with the Dirtbags baseball program. Tyler also co-authored of The History of Long Beach Poly: Scholars & Champions.
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. It’s the second week of the high school football season and we’ve got a ton of Thursday games to get the week started early. All games 7pm unless otherwise noted. Friday, September 6 Lakewood vs. Edison Millikan vs. Downey St. […]
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 Anthony Williams, Lakewood Basketball Anthony Williams scored a game-high 15 points in Lakewood’s Moore League win over Wilson, […]
NUMBER SIX The Moore League boys’ and girls’ swimming finals in April at Cabrillo quickly turned into a party for the Wilson aquatics program. On the girls side, strong relay performances helped the Bruins roll to their first league title since 2015. “We have worked so endlessly hard this entire year and the last few […]
