Author: Tim Burt OC Sports Zone

Irvine captures Rancho Alamitos Tourney title with hard-fought victory over Tustin

Irvine players and coaches after winning the Rancho Alamitos Tournament title Saturday. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). After coming up short in the finals of the Rancho Alamitos Tournament the past two years, Irvine High School’s boys basketball team completed the mission Saturday night defeating Tustin 44-32 in the Read More

PHOTOS: Portola caps remarkable turn-around defeating El Rancho for first CIF title

Portola players including No. 8 Timmy Grettenberg, celebrate after winning the CIF Division 11 title. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Portola High School’s football players were sick of losing after dropping the first five games of the 2024 season. The Bulldogs certainly don’t have that feeling any Read More

Mater Dei goes for 14th CIF football title with a new coach against a familiar opponent

Mater Dei Coach Raul Lara was joined by captains (from left) Semi Taulanga, Chuck McDonald III, Dash Beierly, Abduall Sanders Jr, and Daryus Dixson at Monday’s CIF Media Luncheon. (Photo courtesy Mater Dei Football). Mater Dei High School’s football team is back in a familiar spot, going for another CIF Read More

Edison looks for another strong defensive effort to lead the way in CIF final vs. Simi Valley

Captains (from left) Jake Minter, Jacob Martin, Cooper Cirillo and Matt Lopez represented Edison at the CIF Media Luncheon Monday. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Edison High School’s football team is looking to bring home the program’s seventh CIF title when the third-seeded Chargers host top-seeded Simi Valley Friday Read More