Author: Tim Burt OC Sports Zone

MONDAY HOOPS: Highlights from opening night boys tournaments

Woodbridge, JSerra, Los Alamitos, Tesoro and Trabuco Hills notch victories. WOODBRIDGE 68, CLAREMONT 38: Steve Scoggin’s Warriors opened the season with a victory at the Rumble for Rosecrans Tournament. Ethan Crawford scored 24 points and made six 3-pointers and Stephen Lamp scored 14 points to lead Woodbridge. JSERRA 52, MONTWOOD Read More

PHOTOS: Damien ends Portola’s hopes for first CIF water polo championship

Portola players and coaches, including head coach Kate Avery and assistant coaches Mark Alvarado and Anthony Coppin with the second place plaque. (Photos courtesy Jim Tomlin, For OC Sports Zone). Portola’s High School’s top-seeded boys water polo team was hoping to cap a memorable season with a CIF Division 3 Read More

PHOTOS: Last second field goal lifts Northwood into CIF playoff semifinals

Northwood’s Karim Yowkeem (No. 5) and Danial Kamel celebrate the game-winning field goal by Yowkeem Friday night as time expired. (Photos courtesy Mark Bausman). Northwood High School placekicker Karim Towkeem made the most of a second chance Friday night, drilling a game winning 21-yard field goal as time expired to Read More

PHOTOS: Portola reaches CIF finals for first time with 13-12 victory over Irvine

Ryder Tonkovich of Portola takes a shot in Wednesday’s CIF playoff semifinal game. (Photo courtesy Jim Tomlin). Two crosstown rivals from the Pacific Coast League began play Wednesday night in the CIF Division 3 boys water polo semifinals at the William Woollett Aquatics Complex aiming to reach the finals for Read More

CIF boys water polo playoff results: Rivals Irvine and Portola advance to semifinals

Irvine and Portola boys water polo teams both notched CIF quarterfinal round victories Saturday to advance into the semifinal round of the CIF Division 3 playoffs Wednesday night. The two Pacific Coast League rivals will meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Woollett Aquatics Complex in Irvine, Irvine’s home pool. Read More

Top-seeded Crean Lutheran boys water polo team upset by Downey in CIF playoffs

Crean Lutheran High School players listen to Coach Ed Carrera during a timeout in Thursday’s playoff match. (Photo courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, Howard Lyon). Crean Lutheran’s boys water polo team, top-seeded in the CIF Division 4 playoffs, was upset by Downey 7-5 Saturday afternoon in a quarterfinal round match. The Read More

Despite tough ending, Segerstrom coach said seniors, ‘put it on the line for us’

Noah Tagaloa of Segerstrom gains yards against St. Margaret’s Friday. (Photo courtesy Mark Bausman). Segerstrom High School football players came into the Division 11 playoffs with hopes of a solid post-season run. But the fourth-seeded Jaguars fell short Friday night, losing to St. Margaret’s 55-27 at Segerstrom. Segerstrom Coach Joseph Read More