Year: 2026

PHOTOS: Portola strikes early, counts on defense for CIF playoff win over Crean Lutheran

Portola’s Taylor Strickland and Crean Lutheran’s Allyson Hamiprodjo battle for the ball. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, John Luciano, Ted Rigoni and Howard Lyon). Portola’s girls soccer team has found success with a strong defense all season long. That was again on display Saturday evening when the Bulldogs defeated Crean Read More

Hollywood start-up proposes ‘AI bounty hunters’ to track film, TV misuse: report

A new Hollywood-focused startup is proposing the use of so-called “AI bounty hunters” to help studios track down potential misuse of film and television content generated by artificial intelligence, according to a report from Deadline. The company, called LightBar, is developing a system that would allow internet users to test Read More

Crean Lutheran captures CIF Division 1 playoff road win over Santiago in two overtimes

Crean Lutheran’s Hunter Caplan drives to the baseline as Santiago guard Keziah Law pursues. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, John Luciano). The top-seeded Crean Lutheran’s boys basketball team captured an 87-80 victory over Santiago Corona in two overtimes Friday night in the second round of the CIF Division 1 playoffs Read More

Cypress battles, but comes up short in CIF Division 1 playoffs vs. Rancho Christian

Cypress seniors following Friday’s CIF playoff loss. (PHOTOS: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). Despite a gallant effort, Cypress High School’s boys basketball team fell to Rancho Christian 94-82 in a second round CIF Division 1 playoff game Friday night at Cypress. Rancho Christian (21-9) advances to the quarterfinals and Read More