The top distance runners in the Moore League met at El Dorado Park for an exciting opener to the 2022 league season. 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.
The premier Moore League girls’ soccer rivalry is back after a thrilling game on Tuesday night, and now Poly is alone atop the standings. Long Beach Poly 3, Wilson 2 The Jackrabbits scored twice in the final eight minutes to comeback and beat the Bruins on the road. Poly junior Ania Cutler headed home the […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Lakewood advanced to the CIF-SS football semifinals for the first time in over a decade, as the Lancers defeated the Redondo Union Sea Hawks, 33-7. “This is a damn good football team. We were supposed to do that,” said head coach Justin Utupo […]
After Long Beach Poly’s girls’ basketball team lost in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs, the team was ready to get right back on the court. Instead, it was a week and a half of practice and preparation–hard work that paid off in Poly’s defensive master class on the road against Chaminade in […]
