Jordan took on Beaumont in the second round of the 2023 CIF State Division IV boys’ basketball playoffs. 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.
Photo by Art O’Neill/John Napalan The Jackrabbits and head coach Carl Buggs have been building towards this season for the last couple of years. Poly returns three first-team All-Moore League players in senior Ashlee Lewis (a Fullerton signee) and juniors Kalaya Buggs and Simone Morris. “We’re going to go about as far as our experience […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. The dynamic duo for Lakewood girls’ basketball came through on Monday night as the Lancers secured a 53-36 road win over Wilson. Cristina Jones had a game-high 24 points […]
