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.
The Long Beach Poly (3-3, 2-0) football team faces an intriguing test as it hits the road this Friday to San Bernardino, where they’ll face the Aquinas Falcons (3-3, 1-0). Both teams originally had league games scheduled (Poly was to play Cabrillo Friday), but had those opponents cancel due to positive COVID-19 tests. The switch […]
The562’s high school baseball coverage is sponsored by Tribe Athletics. Visit TribeAthlete.com for more information on their fitness community. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The defending Moore League champions from Long Beach Poly hosted this year’s favorites from […]
Our All-City Athletes of the Year award has only been around for nine years, a drop in the bucket compared to the 120+ year history of outstanding youth athletes in Long Beach. But over the last near-decade we’ve gotten a good look at the top flight of the city’s talent pool: previous recipients of this […]
