Placentia Pony 13-and-under team players and coaches after winning the zone championship. (Photo courtesy Placentia Pony). It’s been a memorable summer for the Placentia Pony 13-and-under team which is headed to the Pony World Series beginning Friday in Carlsbad. The team swept the West Zone tournament in West Hills to Read More
Placentia Punishers holds the super regional banner after Monday’s victory in the championshipgame. (Photos courtesy Placentia Pony Bronco). Placentia Pony Bronco’s 12-and-under squad completed an undefeated run at the super regional tournament, defeating North City from San Diego 8-1 in the championship game Monday night in Corona. Placentia moves on Read More
Casey Shine, interim head football coach at Chapman University, directs the Panthers. (Photo courtesy Larry Newman). Chapman University officials announced Friday that Casey Shine has been chosen to lead the football program as the interim head coach for the 2025 season. Shine has been the Panthers’ offensive coordinator for the Read More
The first Fullerton End Zone Elite Girls Flag Football Tournament will be held on Saturday, July 26, at Fullerton High School, according to Indians Coach Frank Ramirez. Eight varsity teams will be competing in the event on the main field at Fullerton and field two by the softball field. “We Read More
Irvine players thank their fans following a game in the district tournament in Long Beach. (Photos courtesy Hisashi Kato). Irvine Pony Bronco’s 12-and-under baseball team, after finishing as the runner-up in the East Long Beach District tournament, opens the regional tournament Wednesday night, facing Fountain Valley at 5 p.m. at Read More
Century High School seniors Miguel Ulloa and Andy Santana, who led the Centurions to the Coast League title, earned top honors on the all-league baseball team. Ulloa was named the league MVP and Santana pitcher of the year. Savanna freshman Nate Eich was named rookie of the year. FIRST TEAM Read More
Orange County high school boys basketball teams are among those competing in this weekend’s Boys California Live event at Ladera Sports Center and San Juan Hills High School, according to tournament director Chris Nordstrom. The event begins Friday and runs through Sunday. San Juan Hills will be the host of Read More
Laguna Beach players Becker Sybirski and Branson Wade, who led the Breakers to the Pacific Coast League title, were among those who earned top honors in the league. Sybirski was named league MVP and Wade selected pitcher of the year. Cooper Marinelli of Portola was named offensive MVP. FIRST TEAM: Read More
Nik Needham provides some advice during his football camp last year. (Photo courtesy Shannon Needham). Nik Needham, a defensive back with the Cleveland Browns and his long-time friend Jaylinn Hawkins, a safety with the New England Patriots, are having their fourth annual free youth football camp at their alma mater, Read More
Some of the Hall of Fame inductees with the OC all-stars Wednesday night at Deanna Manning Stadium. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Eleven prominent Orange County softball figures were inducted into the 2025 OC Coaches Hall of Fame last week between games of the annual all-star games at Deanna Read More
