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 Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Thomas Jones, Wilson Football Thomas Jones did his best “flu game” impression on Friday night after missing school […]
The562’s baseball coverage in 2025 is sponsored by the Millikan, Long Beach Poly, Lakewood and Wilson baseball boosters. Five Long Beach high school baseball teams learned their playoff fate on Monday morning with the release of the CIF Southern Section playoff brackets. Moore League co-champions Wilson and Millikan both drew road games. Division 2 Millikan […]
The Moore League badminton finals concluded on Thursday as the mixed doubles event wrapped up three days of action. Poly’s Danika Hour and Peter You were crowned Moore League mixed doubles champions after Lakewood’s Jhay Evangelista and Ceci Fonseca weren’t able to compete in the final. The title was You’s second gold medal after winning […]
