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 is sponsored by Bryson Financial Long Beach Poly defeated Millikan on Thursday night on the road to wrap up at least a share of this year’s Moore League boys’ basketball championship. With Jordan defeating Lakewood minutes after, the Jackrabbits ended up as outright Moore League champions following their 67-42 […]
Long Beach Poly’s football team showed signs of major growth on Friday night in a road game against Serra, but not quite enough. An improved offense and an opportunistic defense had the Jackrabbits in the lead for the majority of the game, but they came up a few plays short in a 27-24 loss. The […]