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.
The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.
The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2025 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The playoff brackets for the 2025 CIF-SS beach volleyball playoffs were released on Thursday, with four playoff teams from Long Beach learning their postseason draws. Division 2 The Moore League champions from Wilson got a great draw […]
