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Lakewood Signing Day

Lakewood Celebrates Signing Day for Over 20 Student-Athletes

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. With the school year winding down, the Lakewood Athletics department honored their seniors committed to playing at the next level on Tuesday in the auditorium.  The event has grown since the first time Athletic Director Mike Wadley hosted the festivities. From three […]

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Long Beach Poly Signing Day

Long Beach Poly Scholarship Signing Day Honors 34 Student-Athletes

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Longtime Long Beach Poly boys’ athletic director Rob Shock has lots of fun days on his calendar–this year, for example, the Jackrabbits have already claimed three CIF Southern Section team championships, with a fourth championship up for grabs this Saturday for the school’s softball […]

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Long Beach Poly Signing Day

Long Beach Poly Recognizes 21 Scholarship Student-Athletes on Signing Day

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. Long Beach Poly celebrated its February Signing Day with the school’s usual pomp and circumstances, honoring the 21 student-athletes who’ve signed college sports scholarships. As always the Jackrabbits had a big number which included three Harvard-bound athletes as well as those going to Cal, […]

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Football: DeSean Jackson Establishing Long Beach Pipeline at Delaware State

The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. Just two days after Christmas, Delaware State University made a big splash with the announcement that DeSean Jackson would be their next head football coach. That news reverberated from Dover to Long Beach, and some of the city’s aspiring football talent […]

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Signing Day: Millikan Football Sends Seven More Athletes to College

The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. The reigning Moore League champs scored another victory on Wednesday as seven more members of the stacked Millikan Rams senior class signed their National Letters of Intent to continue their playing careers. That group joins the six early signees to form […]

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Football: Millikan Celebrates Early Signing Day With Six Signees

The562’s coverage of football in 2024-25 is sponsored by The Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase. Dreams became realities on Wednesday afternoon at Millikan High, where a half dozen football players made their college decisions public on National Signing Day. The Class of 2025 is far from finished at Millikan, but the early signing period saw many […]

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Lakewood Signing Day

Lakewood Celebrates 2024 College Signing Class

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. More than two dozen student-athletes were recognized at Lakewood High last week, during a college signing ceremony for the Class of 2024. A crowd of classmates, parents, coaches, and other supporters filled the Lakewood gym to celebrate the departing senior class, with […]

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Boys’ Basketball: Long Beach Poly’s Jovani Ruff Commits to Cal

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly is sponsored by Bryson Financial. In the final week of his junior year, Long Beach Poly guard Jovani Ruff was looking toward the future, announcing his college commitment during a ceremony at Ron Palmer Pavilion on Wednesday afternoon. Joined by his mom and younger brother, Ruff declared that he […]