The Lakewood Lancers prepared for their 2022 CIF-SS Division 8 Championship Game on Saturday with a morning practice on Thanksgiving Day. 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 in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013.
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. As they’ve done in previous years, Long Beach Poly hosted their college showcase on Tuesday afternoon with Mayfair, Dorsey and Cerritos. Along with giving their athletes an opportunity to […]
With the high school baseball season starting two weeks earlier this year due to a calendar shift by the CIF State office, local players have had to trade their bats for umbrellas. Every coach in the city has talked about the difficulty of warming up for the season while the temperatures are in the 40s, […]
