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Lakewood Football Sets 2024 Schedule, Will Welcome Coach Mac Home

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. The Lakewood football team’s most golden era in its proud history was the tenure of coach Thadd MacNeal, a man who led them to a Moore League championship and a landmark win over Long Beach Poly in 2009, as well as back-to-back […]

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Wilson Alum Joel Bitonio Named to Historic Sixth Pro Bowl With Browns

More than 100 NFL players have come from Long Beach, which has been one of the sport’s top producers of talent for more than a century. Wilson alum Joel Bitonio has been towards the top of the list of most accomplished Long Beach NFL products for years as an interior offensive lineman with the Cleveland […]

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2023 Top 10 Long Beach Sports Moments: No. 9 St. Anthony Winning At Clark Field Again

It’s been a long two years since St. Anthony High School broke ground on the new athletic facility at Clark Field. Now 2023 will always be the start of a new ear for the private school. The Saints have been using the old soybean farm acreage on the corner of Clark Ave. and Del Amo […]

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Football Signing Day: Long Beach Poly Celebrates Six Early Signees

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial The Long Beach Poly football team honored six early Signing Day players on Wednesday, all of whom will be moving on to college on scholarship next year. Poly coach Stephen Barbee said the team is anticipating another half dozen or so players continuing to […]

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Football Signing Day: Ryan Pellum Flips to Oregon as Four Millikan Rams Sign NLIs

The562’s coverage of Millikan athletics in the 2023-24 school year is sponsored by Curtis Boyer. Millikan Football certainly knows how to put on a show, and Wednesday’s Signing Day celebration was no exception. There were smiles, laughs, a few tears, and even a last-minute commitment change by All-American wide receiver Ryan Pellum, who signed with Oregon […]

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Football Signing Day: Jordan Washington Graduating Early, Headed To Arizona

The562’s coverage of Jordan Athletics is sponsored by former LBUSD superintendent Chris Steinhauser. Jordan Washington finalized a historic decision on Wednesday morning. The Jordan High School football and track star signed his National Letter Of Intent to the University of Arizona, and became the first Panthers football player to graduate early in order to pursue […]

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Football Lakewood

Football Signing Day: Lakewood’s Jay Tauala-Harris Picks Hawai’i

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. “I’m going home.” That’s how Lakewood offensive lineman Jay Tauala-Harris has felt since making a late decision to sign his National Letter Of Intent with the University of Hawai’i. “I’m getting a family, someone who really cares about me in a place where […]