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 Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball coach Shelton Diggs burst into the locker room following the Jackrabbits’ dramatic win over Corona del Mar in the CIF Southern Section Division 2A semifinals. Diggs was fired up about his team’s win, which came in the last minute, […]
The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club. Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support. HIGH SCHOOL Alan Gonzalez, Lakewood Soccer Lakewood forward Alan Gonzalez has been fantastic throughout the postseason and scored the first […]
The562’s coverage of Long Beach golf for the 2023 season is sponsored from Dan and Desiree Gooch. The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. The562’s coverage of Lakewood athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Millikan and Lakewood opened Moore League girls’ golf […]
