An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards for his writing as well as the CIF Southern Section’s Champion For Character Award, and is the author of three books about Long Beach history.
Millikan has hired Long Beach native and recent Firebaugh boys’ basketball coach Stephon Price as the new coach of the Rams’ boys’ basketball team. Price is being introduced to the team this afternoon with an official announcement expected shortly. Millikan athletic director Kacey Mendoza confirmed the hire. “We’re extremely excited about Coach Stephon Price joining […]
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