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.
This week on the show JJ, Mike and Tyler are previewing the CIF Southern Section playoffs for Long Beach high school baseball and softball teams. We’ll also interview players and coaches to get you ready for the Long Beach State men’s volleyball trip to the NCAA Final Four this week.
The562’s high school soccer coverage for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Long Beach Poly soccer alum Kennedy Justin. The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. There might not be a moment too big for Millikan goalkeeper Samantha Ortiz, and there certainly wasn’t one […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. Long Beach State officially introduced Minyon Moore as the ninth head coach in women’s basketball program history on Thursday morning, welcoming one of the rising names in women’s college basketball to a program hoping to recapture its winning identity. […]
