Lakewood hit the road for a CIF-SS Division 8 semifinal against Rancho Verde HS in Moreno Valley. 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.
Spud O’Neil (far right) and his Lakewood team after Tuesday’s historic win Coaching on the field that bears his name, Lakewood baseball coach Walter “Spud” O’Neil made California history on Tuesday afternoon, as his Lancers defeated El Dorado 4-3. The one-run thriller was good for O’Neil’s 900th victory, making him just the fourth high school […]
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From where the undersized running back is standing behind the line of scrimmage, every play is chaos. There’s the clarity of the ball being pressed into his gut and his hands closing around it to secure it, but everything ahead is disorder. There’s the way the play was drawn up, taught, and reviewed all week, […]
