Day: December 31, 2023

Tesoro caps successful week with victory in third place game at Tustin Classic

Tesoro players from left Benjamin Pangilinan, Todd Nelson and Carter Johnson after Saturday’s game. (Photo: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Tesoro High School’s boys basketball team capped a successful week at the Tesoro Classic with a 65-58 victory over Calvary Chapel in the third place game of the Tustin Classic Read More

The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But it all came to a sudden end when the private plane carrying him and others mysteriously exploded over Russia. Prigozhin’s Aug. 23 death put an exclamation point Read More

Woodbridge survives San Clemente’s late charge to capture Estancia Coast Classic title

Woodbridge High School players and coaches celebrate the tourney title. (Photos: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). The Woodbridge High School boys basketball team won its first tournament championship since 2014 Saturday night at Estancia High, but it took a gallant effort to hold off comeback-minded San Clemente. Jason Briggs Read More

Valencia captures Estancia Coast Classic silver division title with win over El Modena

Valencia Tigers celebrate after winning the Estancia Classic silver division title. (Photo: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). Dylan Cheng scored 15 points and Phillip Nguyen added 11 points to lead Valencia’s boys basketball team to a 51-39 victory over El Modena in the championship game of the Estancia Coast Read More

PHOTOS: Los Alamitos survives tough challenge from Tustin to win another title

Los Alamitos players after winning the Tustin Classic Saturday night. (Photos: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Los Alamitos High School’s boys basketball team brought home a third consecutive Tustin Classic title Saturday night. But the Griffins had to battle from start to finish to win 59-50 against a determined Tustin Read More