It was a busy and productive day for Long Beach’s track & field athletes at the 2023 CIF-SS finals. 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.
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The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Katie Knarr, Millikan Softball Millikan got a statement win over Long Beach Poly last week, and an offensive […]
Long Beach Poly senior football player Alex Austin will get a rare honor in the next few weeks, as he’s been selected as one of the 45 high school football players who will represent their country as part of the USA U19 Football team. The team is in Flagstaff for a two-week training camp before […]
