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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 State athletics for the 2025-26 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. All Long Beach State needed to end their nation-leading losing streak was a team that’s a non-NCAA Division 1 school. The Beach snapped their 19-game slide with a 87-54 win over Nobel University Wednesday night. “I’m overly excited for […]
The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by John Ross, Class of 2013 The Jordan track and field team made history on Wednesday with a 63-41 victory over the Long Beach Poly boys. Head coach Sharaud Moore was ecstatic. “It’s a long time coming, the boys are happy, really happy,” he said. “It’s Poly. To […]
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