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.
Nothing is coming easy for Lakewood and first-year head coach Justin Utupo. The Lancers were recently forced to shut down practice for two weeks because of a positive COVID-19 test on campus. That caused them to cancel their first scheduled game against St. Anthony. When Utupo finally got histeam back together late last week, they’ve […]
The Wilson Bruins (8-5-1, 2-1) are adjusting to new realities this season. Not only has Wilson moved down to CIF-SS Division 3 because of early playoff exits, but 18-year coach Andy Hall doesn’t have a dominant starting pitcher like he has had in years past with elite arms like Zach Pettway, Tyler Radcliffe and Chase […]
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