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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.
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Boys Basketball Wilson def. Lakewood 73-63 Click here for our article, click here for our video. Windward def. Long Beach Poly 65-57 The Jackrabbits fell in the semifinal of the Bosco Basketball Classic despite 14 points from Malik Salahuddin and 13 points from Justin Rene. Poly will face Bosco in the third-place game on Saturday […]
