Long Beach Poly and Los Al played an instant classic in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs on Valentine’s Day, with Poly senior Jovani Ruff making history by setting a new school record in career scoring.
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 Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. It was a difficult couple of weeks to be Stephen Barbee. Sure, the fifth-year Long Beach Poly football coach’s team was winning, picking up big victories over Serra and Mission Viejo. And […]
The562’s Poly and football coverage for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. Photos by John Napalan It’s hard to imagine a high school sophomore making his varsity debut to more anticipation and excitement than Long Beach Poly’s quarterback Trevor Scott did last week against […]
