Two Long Beach teams went head-to-head to open the 2023-24 boys’ basketball season with St. Anthony and Long Beach Poly squaring off at Westchester. 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.
Classic aggressive defense and resulting lack of scoring chances had the Long Beach Poly and Wilson Moore League girls’ soccer opener headed for a scoreless draw on Tuesday, but Wilson’s Camryn Cruz had other plans. In the 78th minute, Cruz ran onto a perfectly placed pass from Aoife Powell at the top of the 18-yard […]
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