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.
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks as always to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Laura Williams, Lakewood Volleyball Lakewood senior and Oregon State commit Laura Williams helped lead the Lancers to their first Moore League title since 2017 in a sweep of Wilson last week. Williams put up nine […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Whatever the Lakewood girls’ basketball team talked about at halftime, it worked. The Lancers used a huge third quarter to beat visiting Northview 58-31 on Thursday in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2A playoffs. Lakewood (24-5) was up by […]
