DIVISION 1 Orange Lutheran 40, Corona del Mar 12 Canyon 34, Santa Margarita 27 Huntington Beach 35, Ventura 20 Newport Harbor 33, Dos Pueblos 14 Semifinals: Canyon at Orange Lutheran, TBA Newport Harbor at Huntington Beach, TBA DIVISION 2 Long Beach Poly 25, Esperanza 20 Northwood 20, Woodbridge 7 Trabuco Read More
Teammates rush Cesar Marquez after his goal in 90th minute gave Fullerton College a 1-1 tie with rival Cypress. (Photos courtesy Jim McCormack, For OC Sports Zone). The old sports adage that a tie is like kissing your sister does not apply to soccer. There are times when a tie Read More
Fabian Bravo of Saddleback (No. 6) gets ready for Friday’s game with Century. No. 21 is Christopher Romero. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Saddleback and Century football teams battled it out Friday night in a Zeta League game at Century. Saddleback came out with a 42-21 victory Read More
(Starting times 5 p.m. for next rounds unless noted). DIVISION 1 First round Orange Lutheran 44, Roosevelt 12 Corona del Mar 20, St. Joseph 13 Santa Margarita 34, San Marcos 14 Canyon 19, JSerra 14 Huntington Beach 29, Western Christian 21 Dos Pueblos 33, Aliso Niguel 6 Newport Harbor 19, Read More
Crean Lutheran’s Ben Byszewski scores on a pick six near midfield Friday night vs. Huntington Beach. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, John Luciano, Howard Lyon and Amy Temple). Crean Lutheran High School’s football team is headed to the CIF playoffs in two weeks. The Saints, coached by Rick Curtis, defeated Read More
Calvary Chapel’s Waldo Castrejon tries to avoid No. 7 Andrew Gonzalez of Rancho Alamitos. (Photos courtesy Calvary Chapel Athletics). Calvary Chapel High School’s football team solidified its CIF playoffs hopes with a 42-29 Sigma League victory over Rancho Alamitos Thursday night at Bolsa Grande. Calvary Chapel is tied with Estancia Read More
Woodbridge scored three touchdowns over the course of an eight-and-a-half minute period in the second half to upend University 19-14 in an Omicron League game Friday night at University. The Warriors kept their CIF playoff hopes alive with the win. Uni was the designated home team for the game. University Read More
Four Orange County high school boys water polo teams earned top seeds in the CIF playoffs that begin next week. Sunset League champion Newport Harbor (27-0) is top-seeded and Trinity League champion JSerra (23-3) is second in the open division. Sea View League champion Trabuco Hills (20-7) is top seeded Read More
(GRAPHIC: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Week nine of Orange County high school football begins with a busy slate of games on Thursday, Oct. 24. OC Sports Zone will once again provide score updates throughout the night and then game coverage later. Also, please follow us on X Read More
Santa Ana’s boys water polo team celebrates after winning the league title. (Photo courtesy Santa Ana Athletics). Santa Ana High School’s boys water polo team, coached by Maer Cruz, finished 6-0 in the Golden West League to capture the championship. The team defeated Tustin 13-9 Wednesday night to clinch the Read More
