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  • La Habra's Kira Cauley, who will play softball at Cal...

    La Habra's Kira Cauley, who will play softball at Cal State Northridge, speaks during the fall signing day at La Habra High School on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Troy athletes Kianna Smith (L) and Naomi Hunt, both basketball...

    Troy athletes Kianna Smith (L) and Naomi Hunt, both basketball players are swarmed with friends and family during the national letters of intent signing ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 09, 2016 at Troy High School. (MICHAEL FERNANDEZ, CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER)

  • La Habra's Hanna Johnson signs her letter of intent to...

    La Habra's Hanna Johnson signs her letter of intent to play softball at Cal State Fullerton at La Habra High School on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Kayo Tanabe takes a photo as her son, Issei, as...

    Kayo Tanabe takes a photo as her son, Issei, as he signs his National Letter of Intent in Santa Ana on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Mater Dei golfer Issei Tanabe signs his National Letter of...

    Mater Dei golfer Issei Tanabe signs his National Letter of Intent during a ceremony at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Tanabe will be playing for USC. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Santa Margarita student-athletes have their photos taken by friends and...

    Santa Margarita student-athletes have their photos taken by friends and families during the Fall signing day ceremony for athletes at Santa Margarita Catholic High School. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER/SCNG)

  • Mater Dei lacrosse player Grace Houser, center, applauds as another...

    Mater Dei lacrosse player Grace Houser, center, applauds as another athlete is introduced during the National Letter of Intent signing ceremony at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Seventeen Mater Dei athletes were on hand to sign their...

    Seventeen Mater Dei athletes were on hand to sign their National Letters of Intent during a ceremony at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Fellow Mater Dei athletes cheer as Cydni Lewis is introduced...

    Fellow Mater Dei athletes cheer as Cydni Lewis is introduced during the National Letter of Intent signing ceremony at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Parents take photos of their athletes during National Letter of...

    Parents take photos of their athletes during National Letter of Intent signing ceremony at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • La Habra High students cheer for their three classmates who...

    La Habra High students cheer for their three classmates who will be playing softball at various colleges during signing day at La Habra High School on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Student athletes pose with their coaches for photos at Santa...

    Student athletes pose with their coaches for photos at Santa Margarita Catholic High School during the Fall signing day of national letters of intent on Wednesday. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER/SCNG)

  • Santa Mrgarita student-athletes pose for photos during the Fall signing...

    Santa Mrgarita student-athletes pose for photos during the Fall signing day of national letters of intent. They are from front row, left to right: Makenna Lutterloh, softball, Duke; Julianna Reisigner, volleyball, Purdue University; Paige Gohr, diving, Georgia Tech; second row: Kate Thomas, track and field, Cal; Katie Chang, tennis, Emory University; third row: Alexander Qu, swimming, University of Chicago; Vicky Ochoa, girls water polo, Cal Baptist; Meghan McClure, volleyball, Stanford University; fourth row: Joey Myers, baseball, University of California, Davis; Josh Nicoloff, baseball, Columbia; back row: Johnny Wang, basketball, Cal State Fullerton; Adrease Jackson, basketball, Dartmouth. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER/SCNG)

  • Mater Dei's Miles Brookins, center, is surrounded by teammates as...

    Mater Dei's Miles Brookins, center, is surrounded by teammates as he signs his National Letter of Intent for La Salle University in a ceremony at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Friends and families look on during the Fall signing day...

    Friends and families look on during the Fall signing day ceremony for student athletes at Santa Margarita Catholic High School on Wednesday morning. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER/SCNG)

  • Mater Dei athletes Blake Hunt, Michael Peabody, Jonathan Schiffer, and...

    Mater Dei athletes Blake Hunt, Michael Peabody, Jonathan Schiffer, and Miles Brookins, from right, sign their National Letters of Intent in Santa Ana on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Hunt will play baseball for Pepperdine; Peabody will play baseball for UCI; Schiffer will play baseball for the University of Washington; and Brookins will play basketball for La Salle University. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Joey Myers, left, will attend UC Davis and Julianna Reisigner,...

    Joey Myers, left, will attend UC Davis and Julianna Reisigner, will attend, Purdue University, have their photos taken with their families during the Fall signing day ceremony for athletes at Santa Margarita Catholic High School. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER/SCNG)

  • Mater Dei basketball player Jayda Adams, right, gets a hug...

    Mater Dei basketball player Jayda Adams, right, gets a hug from basketball player Harrison Butler after she signed her National Letter of Intent in Santa Ana on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. She will play basketball for Duke University. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Mater Dei softball player Maddison Flores, left, is congratulated by...

    Mater Dei softball player Maddison Flores, left, is congratulated by football player Quentin Lake after Flores signed her National Letter of Intent in Santa Ana on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Flores will play for Loyola Marymount University. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Mater Dei's Jonathan Schiffer gets a hug after signing his...

    Mater Dei's Jonathan Schiffer gets a hug after signing his National Letter of Intent in Santa Ana on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, to play baseball for the University of Washington. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Kennedy Cauley, 9, cheers for sister Kira Cauley, who will...

    Kennedy Cauley, 9, cheers for sister Kira Cauley, who will play softball at Cal State Northridge, during the fall signing day at La Habra High School on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Michelle Nicoloff, left, takes a selfie with her son, Josh...

    Michelle Nicoloff, left, takes a selfie with her son, Josh Nicoloff, during the Fall signing day ceremony for athletes at Santa Margarita Catholic High School. Nicoloff sign his national letter of intent to play baseball at Columbia. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER/SCNG)

  • Mater Dei High School athletes gather for a photo after...

    Mater Dei High School athletes gather for a photo after signing their National Letters of Intent in Santa Ana on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • La Habra softball players Kira Cauley, Alyssa Palacios and Hannah...

    La Habra softball players Kira Cauley, Alyssa Palacios and Hannah Johnson took part in La Habra High School's signing day on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Chuck Thomas takes a photo of his daughter, Kate Thomas,...

    Chuck Thomas takes a photo of his daughter, Kate Thomas, left, and wife, Jan, during the Fall signing day ceremony for athletes at Santa Margarita Catholic High School. Kate signed her national letter of intent in track and field at Cal. Her mother also attended Cal. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER/SCNG)

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Orange County high schools held Signing Day celebrations big and small on Wednesday to honor the athletes who were able to officially sign a national letter of intent.

The Register had photographers at many of these events to capture the athletes with their teammates, family and friends on the special day.

We will be updating this slideshow throughout the day.

Go to OCVarsity.com for all of our Signing Day coverage, plus look for our photos, stories and signing list in Thursday’s Register.