Author: OC Sports Zone

PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran captures title at inaugural CIF Division 2 beach volleyball finals

Crean Lutheran players and coaches celebrate after winning the CIF Division 2 Beach Volleyball title Saturday. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs / John Luciano). Crean Lutheran High School’s girls beach volleyball team capped a perfect post-season Saturday by winning the inaugural CIF Beach Volleyball Division 2 Championships at Long Beach Read More

PHOTOS: Top-seeded Crean Lutheran notches decisive road victory in CIF opener

Crean Lutheran players celebrate after Jack O’Malley’s three-run home run. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, Ted Rigoni). Crean Lutheran High School’s baseball team, top-seeded team in Division 4, rolled to a 24-3 victory over Pasadena Poly Friday afternoon in the CIF playoff opener in Pasadena. The Saints (21-8) move on Read More

PHOTOS: Pacifica rallies for extra inning victory over La Mirada in CIF playoff opener

Pacifica softball players celebrate after Thursday’s comeback playoff win. (Photos courtesy Jim McCormack, For OC Sports Zone). It was a quintessential example of Yogi Berra’s famous declaration “it ain’t over till it’s over.” Trailing by four runs after one inning, Pacifica rallied to edge La Mirada, 6-5, in eight innings Read More

PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran beach volleyball team advances into semifinals of CIF playoffs

Tate Neuhoff (left) and Cali Piazza of Crean Lutheran celebrate a point during the quarterfinal match. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs / John Luciano). Crean Lutheran High School’s girls beach volleyball team has advanced into the semifinals of the inaugural CIF Division 2 playoffs. The fourth-seeded Saints, coached by Karlee Read More