Lakewood hit the road for a CIF-SS Division 8 semifinal against Rancho Verde HS in Moreno Valley. 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 Long Beach Volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty May-Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013.
Laura Williams isn’t the type of person who settles. The Lakewood girls’ volleyball senior captain could’ve been satisfied with being a three-rotation right side hitter, but instead she worked hard in private coaching sessions. Williams could’ve been satisfied with one scholarship offer, but instead she tried to contact as many college coaches as possible during […]
The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. For the second consecutive week both Millikan and Compton are playing a game with massive CIF playoff implications. Kickoff at Millikan is scheduled for 7 p.m. Compton ((4-3, 2-1) is currently alone in second place in the Moore League behind Long […]
