The562’s football coverage for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. Long Beach Poly added another name to its list of college signees Wednesday, honoring quarterback Deuce Jefferson during National Signing Day as he officially committed to the United States Naval Academy to continue […]
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Football: Millikan Sends Three More To College On Signing Day
The562’s football coverage for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. The Millikan Rams added three more names to their list of college signees on Wednesday at the […]
PHOTOS: Millikan Football Signing Day 2026
The562’s football coverage for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law.
Wilson Football Hosts Winter Showcase
Student-intern Lorelei Brennan contributed to this story. The Wilson football program hosted its first-ever winter showcase last week, with several college coaches in attendance to watch the Bruins begin early preparations for the 2026 season. It’s common for teams to host showcases in the spring, but winter events like this are almost unheard of. The […]
Long Beach Football Community Reacts Positively to Poly’s Travon Patterson Hire
The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. Long Beach Poly football fans are the largest and loudest group of local sports fans in the city, and they’re never shy about expressing their opinion. Recently, Jackrabbit fans and the larger […]
Obituary: Long Time Millikan Football Team Mom Heather Tuggle Passes of Cancer
The Millikan football community is mourning the loss of longtime team mom Heather Tuggle, who passed away at the end of December after a year-long battle with stage four metastatic squamous cell cancer. Tuggle joined the program with the hiring of current head coach Romeo Pellum in 2019 as her son, Riley, played as a […]
Long Beach Poly Alum Alex Austin Headed to Super Bowl With Patriots
Photo by David Silverman, New England Patriots photographer Another year, another Jackrabbit going to the Super Bowl. Long Beach Poly alum Alex Austin will play in Super Bowl LX in two weeks in Santa Clara after making it to the country’s biggest sporting event as a member of the New England Patriots. Poly has been […]
Wilson Football Finalizes 2026 Schedule
The562’s football coverage for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009. Even after winning their first Moore League championship since 1991 last season, the Wilson football program and first-year […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
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 Ethan Weinman, Millikan Boys’ Soccer The reigning Moore League champs secured a huge win this week over the […]
Football: Lakewood’s Tiwan Jones Leads South To Victory in 605 All-Star Game
The562’s football coverage for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Long Beach Poly alums Wendell “WoWo” Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins. For the second year in a row, the 605 All-Star Game was back last Saturday afternoon, and once again the South All-Stars defeated the North All-Stars, this time by a score of 26-7 at […]











