Long Beach Poly hosted La Cañada in the opening round of the 2024 CIF-SS Division 2A boys’ basketball playoffs. 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.
The562’s wrestling coverage for the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Emigh Dental Care. It was a thrilling weekend for Long Beach wrestling at the CIF individuals as 29 grapplers placed and 14 advanced to the CIF State Masters tournament. Along with the 14 that are moving on to state, five athletes will be alternates if […]
Happy football season, Long Beach! Check out our previews of every team with projected starting lineups as well as our video previews of every team if you haven’t already. Here’s the full schedule of who’s playing where this week. WEEK 1 AUGUST 17 Cabrillo vs. Bellflower Compton vs. Compton Centennial (5 p.m.) Jordan vs. Aliso […]
