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 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 Humberto Tene, Millikan Baseball Myles Patton threw 7.2 innings of scoreless baseball in Millikan’s thrilling 1-0 extra-inning win […]
ARTICLE & VIDEO BY TYLER HENDRICKSON The Millikan defense was repeatedly put to the test during Friday night’s season opener at Carson, and each time the Rams were able to rise to the occasion and preserve a 7-3 victory on the road. “If we keep playing defense like that and clean up the offense, we’re […]
The DJ Vincent era has begun at Wilson. After fifth-year head coach Erin Carey stepped down in June, Vincent has stepped in to try and take the Bruins back to CIF-SS postseason glory. Wilson won its first title in two decades weeks before the COVID-19 shutdowns in 2020. “We’re in rebuilding mode but I do […]
