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All City Lakewood Millikan Softball

Long Beach Sports Top 10 Moments Of 2021-22: Millikan & Lakewood Reignite Softball Rivalry

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There aren’t many high school rivalries like the softball games between Millikan and Lakewood at Lisa Fernandez Field. The Rams and Lancers play under the lights at Mayfair Park twice a year, and this season gave us two of the best games of the year.

In March, the rivals traded the lead in the final innings before Lakewood’s Cat Calzada delivered a walk-off hit. In April, Millikan’s defense and stellar pitching from Ava Schaffel helped the Rams win and clinch a share of the league title.

“This is the first time I’ve been involved in a rivalry this deep,” Millikan first-year coach Michelle Lehr said. “I came from Kennedy where our rivals were Cypress. The tension, energy and fans wasn’t anything like this. It’s intense.”

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JJ Fiddler is an award-winning sportswriter and videographer who has been covering Southern California sports for multiple newspapers and websites since 2004. After attending Long Beach State and creating the first full sports page at the Union Weekly Newspaper, he has been exclusively covering Long Beach prep sports since 2007.
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