Elijah Bates, the editor at the college paper JJ and I worked at, used to say that life was like a story and the people we met were like characters. As writers, we should look for the most interesting characters to write about the same way a novelist would populate a book with characters people […]
Jordan senior Xavier Heard has talked a lot over the last month about fulfilling his family’s proud athletic history at Jordan High. There has been a long line of Heards who’ve gone through the Panther hallways in North Long Beach, many of whom have been standout athletes as well. On Saturday at the CIF-SS Division […]
Millikan’s intensity went unmatched on Thursday as the Rams beat visiting Long Beach Poly 3-1 in Moore League boys’ soccer action. Senior Bryant Amador put the Jackrabbits ahead in the 26th minute on a cracking one-timer from the top of the 18-yard box. However, Samani Villanueva, Issac Chavez and Donovan Espinoza scored unanswered goals for […]