Mira Costa: Meet and Greet the Sophomores

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Excitement is brewing at Mira Costa High School as they gear up for a thrilling CIFSS home game showdown against Los Alamitos on Wednesday, October 18. 2023 at 6:00pm.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The team, with 21 top-tier athletes, is ready to showcase their skills and depth in what promises to be an intense match.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>To add to the anticipation, PrepDig was on the scene in Manhattan Beach, offering an exclusive Pre-Match Meet and Greet with the talented Sophomores on the team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":468724,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='391092' first='Milly' last='McGee']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32561","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Mira Costa","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003e[player_tooltip player_id='391092' first='Milly' last='McGee'] stands tall at 6 feet and commands the court as a skilled setter. 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