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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The CIF Southern Section girls’ soccer brackets are out and the Moore League is represented by Millikan, Long Beach Poly and Wilson in Division 1. On Wednesday in the first round, Millikan hosts JSerra and Poly hosts Huntington Beach while Wilson travels to Temecula Valley. Support The562.org
The562’s coverage of aquatic sports in Long Beach is sponsored by the Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. A valiant effort came up short for Wilson boys’ water polo in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinals at Foothill on Saturday. The Bruins […]
