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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.
The Avalon Lancers 8-man football team has four Express League games left to finish the season, and that all starts tonight at home against Calvary Chapel Downey. Kickoff on Catalina is scheduled for 5 p.m. Avalon (2-3, 1-0) dropped a disappointing contest against Flintridge Prep last week 53-42 but continued to put up huge offensive […]
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After a sixth-place Moore League finish in 2019-20, the Jordan boys’ basketball team is building for the future under head coach James McDonald. “It’s been a crazy year,” said McDonald. “We’re going to be really young, we’ve only got three seniors on the team. This team will be better next year, but hopefully we can […]
