Author: Tyler Hendrickson

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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Baseball Millikan

CIF Baseball: Millikan Endures Another Nail-biter in Quarterfinal Win Over Summit

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The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. When you’ve got an ace on the mound and can make plays behind him, good things tend to happen. That’s been the formula for the Millikan Rams, who’ve been grinding out close games so far in the CIF-SS […]

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Long Beach Poly Signing Day

Long Beach Poly Sends 28 Student-Athletes to College at Annual Signing Day Celebration

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. More than two dozen athletes were recognized inside the Long Beach Poly Auditorium, at the school’s annual Signing Day celebration for student-athletes headed to four-year colleges. Friends and family for 28 Jackrabbits […]

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Football: Jordan Hires NFL Alum Rashaad Penny as Next Head Coach

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The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser and the Timu Foundation. The Jordan Panthers have made a big splash with their football program, bringing former NFL running back Rashaad Penny to North Long Beach as the school’s next head coach. Penny is a legendary figure at nearby Norwalk High […]

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Baseball Long Beach State

College Baseball: Slow Start Dooms Long Beach State Against No. 10 Oregon State

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The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2026 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. Long Beach State (17-30) came into its final home series of the 2026 season on a good note: winners of five of their last six games and fresh off a sweep of UC San Diego last weekend. However, […]

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Millikan Volleyball

CIF Beach Volleyball: Millikan Beats Windward For Coveted Championship

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The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. The operative word of the day, and really for this entire season, has been redemption. A year ago at the LBCC Sand Courts, the Millikan beach volleyball program got painfully close to winning a CIF-SS Championship, coming up […]