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.
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. At halftime of Lakewood’s CIF-SS Division 8 football championship game, the Lancers honored retiring CIF-SS commissioner Rob Wigod, who will step down at the end of this school year. Wigod is a Wilson alum but coached not only at his alma mater but […]
The562’s coverage of football in 2023-24 is sponsored in part by the MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center Foundation and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Foundation We’re back and talking about how multiple Long Beach high school football games have been canceled at halftime because of crowd control issues in the stands and around the schools. […]
