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 Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Head coach Erin Carey said the Wilson Bruins are in rebuild mode this season. Last year’s squad saw six of their players graduate. This year’s team only has three seniors, so the group has a lot of younger players. “I […]
The562’s coverage of high school soccer is sponsored by Long Beach FC. Long Beach Poly had a dominant performance and Cabrillo had a historic performance on Wednesday in the first round of the CIF Southern Section girls’ soccer playoffs. Division 2: Millikan 1, Mission Viejo 2 CLICK HERE for a full story Division 3: Long Beach […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. Longtime Long Beach Poly boys’ athletic director Rob Shock was honored in Long […]
