Author: Tim Burt OC Sports Zone

Rick Gibson returns as Woodbridge athletic director and assistant football coach

Former Woodbridge football coach Rick Gibson is returning to the sidelines. (File photo: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). A familiar coach will be back on the sidelines next week when Woodbridge faces Northwood in a nonleague football game at Portola. Former Woodbridge head coach Rick GIbson, who retired Read More

Irvine High football team, led by key returning players, out to stay atop PCL

Irvine coaches, including head coach Tom Ricci, talk to the Vaqueros after a scrimmage. (Photo courtesy Marsha Teaford). Irvine High School’s football team is out to capture its third consecutive league title. The Vaqueros won the Pacific Hills League crown last year after finishing 3-0. The team went 10-0 before Read More

Northwood, coming off first CIF title, faces new challenges in the Pacific Coast League

Among the players expected to lead Northwood this season are (from left) Ahmad Kazi, Jan Abuelsad, Kaden Carter, Danial Kamel and Joseph Harper. (Photo: OC Sports Zone, Tim Burt). Northwood High School’s football team made history last season, capturing the first CIF championship in school history. “The kids were just Read More

CdM’s Trent Merriman ‘honored, surprised’ to receive Jack Elliott Courage Award

Trent Merriman (center) with CdM Coach Dan O’Shea and previous winners of the Jack Eilliott Courage Award Jake Simkins (second from left) and Jack Johnston. (Photos: OC Sports Zone, Tim Burt). Corona del Mar’s football players and coaches continued to keep the legacy of former player Jack Elliott alive with Read More

Costa Mesa Pony all-stars move on to zone after capturing super regional title

Costa Mesa captured the super regional tournament last week. (Photo courtesy Costa Mesa Pony Baseball). Costa Mesa’s 14-and-under Pony baseball all-stars captured the West Zone Super Regional tournament championship and is now competing in the zone championships in West Covina, according to Jack Morales, president of Costa Mesa Pony. At Read More

Will Rudy gets his own locker with Milwaukee organization after signing

Will Rudy’s new locker at the Brewers spring training facility. (Photo courtesy Rudy family). Will Rudy, the former Woodbridge High School and Cal Poly Pomona baseball standout, has begun his professional career with the Milwaukee Brewers organization, according to his father, Phil Rudy. Rudy, a fifth round draft pick by Read More