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.
Long Beach Poly boys’ tennis opened the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs with a 13-5 win over Torrance on Wednesday. Junior Arkin Verma was the only player to sweep his singles match. The doubles teams of sophomores Kim Phy/Ryan Nguyen and freshman Franco Fratovich/Carlo Reyes also swept. The Jackrabbits travel to San Juan Hills […]
The562’s wrestling coverage for the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Emigh Dental Care. It’s been a special year for the Long Beach Poly girls’ wrestling program. The Jackrabbits continued their historic season on Thursday night at Jordan High at the Moore League finals as Poly crowned seven champions— the most of any team. The number […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. “It is a great day to be a Bruin, especially for these student-athletes on stage and their supporters cheering them today,” is how Wilson principal Rebecca “Suzanne” Caverly opened the signing day celebration on Monday in the auditorium. Wilson continued its […]
