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 Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. For anyone that doubted the Compton flag football team after their big win at Long Beach Poly last week, there’s no room for doubt any longer. C-High is legit; and after a thrilling 26-18 comeback win over Millikan […]
The562’s season previews for the 2022-23 school year are sponsored by Vertical Raise, the official team fundraising partner of The562. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by JP Crawford, Class of 2013 Everything feels different around the Lakewood football program and that’s a good thing. The Lancers finally have their own stadium on campus with […]
