Cerritos

She holds an associate degree in journalism from Cerritos College and is pursuing a broadcast journalism degree at Cal State L.A.

Eventually, USC would land on Stankiewicz, a former major leaguer who grew up in nearby Cerritos and played at Pepperdine.

Also on Friday, Mira Costa outlasted Huntington Beach in five sets in a South Bay showdown for the Southern Section Division 1 championship at Cerritos College.

Mira Costa is the No. 1 seed in the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs that conclude May 16-17 at Cerritos College.

He’s now executive director of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments, which advocates for 27 cities stretching from Montebello to Long Beach to Cerritos and all the southeast L.A.