St. Anthony hosted Jordan in an All-Long Beach matchup to close out the 2024 MLK Showcase. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education.
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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Long Beach State came into Saturday’s game against UC Irvine riding a three-game win streak and playing arguably best ball of the season. With momentum on their side, the Beach used aggressive defense and timely offense to top UC Irvine 73-67, extending their win streak to four games. “Today was a team win, we needed […]
