It was a memorable day for Long Beach’s track & field stars at the 2022 CIF-SS Track & Field Championships hosted at Moorpark High School. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education.
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.
For decades, Long Beach’s Martin Luther King Park has played host to countless kids from the East Side and elsewhere across the city. Whether they were headed to the pool or out playing football, on any given Saturday one would expect to see dozens of local kids enjoying a day at the park. But on […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf is sponsored by Dan and Desiree Gooch. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. For the first time in 19 seasons, the Wilson boys’ golf team has suffered a Moore League defeat. Millikan beat Wilson 197-205 on Tuesday at El Dorado Golf Course […]
The Moore League football clash at Millikan tonight between the Rams and visiting Cabrillo Jaguars is important to both teams for very different reasons. Millikan (4-2, 2-1) needs a win to keep pace and set up a second-place showdown with Wilson next week, while Cabrillo (2-5, 1-2) needs a win to stay alive in the […]
