Millikan and Long Beach Poly had runners competing at the 2023 CIF-SS Cross Country Championships, using the “rain course” at Mt. SAC. Rams senior Jason Parra made history by winning the Division 1 individual title. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org.
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.
The 2021 season has already been a historic one for Millikan athletics. The Rams have won repeat Moore League championships in girls’ cross country and girls’ soccer, plus an outright title in softball, representing some of the most successful periods ever for those programs. Enter Millikan boys’ tennis, with a chance to accomplish even more […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial Friday was a historic day for Long Beach football. Antonio Pierce, a Compton native who played high school ball at Paramount, college ball at Arizona, and pro ball with the Giants and other teams, became the first former Long Beach or Moore League football […]
