It was a memorable day for Long Beach’s track & field stars at the 2022 CIF-SS Track & Field Championships hosted at Moorpark High School. 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 coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. Moore League flag football got off to a hot start for the 2025 season as defending champions Long Beach Poly held on for a 20-14 victory over the Millikan Rams Monday evening on Burcham Field. High temperatures delayed […]
A second Long Beach high school basketball coach has resigned in the midst of the 2023-24 season citing ongoing issues with parents in their program. Millikan boys’ basketball coach Curtis Boyer, who led the team on a historic state playoff run in 2022 that included the program’s first-ever state playoff win, confirmed on Thursday evening […]
