Author: Tim Burt OC Sports Zone

Northwood bounces back from semifinal loss with win to earn CIF automatic playoff berth

Northwood Coach Christian Manalo congratulates his players after a strong first half. (Photo: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Northwood High School’s boys basketball team bounced back from a rough second half Thursday night in a loss to Woodbridge and defeated Beckman 66-55 Friday night in the Pacific Coast League tournament Read More

Irvine boys basketball team defeats Portola and earns coveted CIF playoff berth

Irvine players and coaches celebrate after Friday’s win over Portola. (Photo: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Irvine High School’s boys basketball team clinched fourth place and a trip to the CIF Division 4 playoffs Friday night defeating Portola 71-51 at the Pacific Coast League post-season tournament. Irvine players and coaches Read More

PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran Saints keep league title streak alive with victory over Tustin

Crean Lutheran players and coaches celebrate after defeating Tustin for a share of the Empire League title. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, John Luciano and Ted Rigoni). Crean Lutheran High School’s boys basketball team kept the streak alive Thursday night. The Saints defeated Tustin 65-49 at Crean Lutheran to capture Read More

Woodbridge battles back to defeat Northwood in second round of PCL tourney

From left, Jaiden Sabino, JC Schindler, Jason Briggs and Stephen Lamp led Woodbridge to a win Thursday. (Photo: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Woodbridge High School’s boys basketball team has reached the finals of the Pacific Coast League post-season tournament Friday night vs. top-seeded Sage Hill at Portola. Sage Hill Read More

PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran celebrates outright league title with victory over Cypress

Crean Lutheran players and coaches celebrate the league title Tuesday night. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, John Luciano and Howard Lyon). Co-head coach Bianca Ziemann honored after the game for 100 victories. Time after time, Crean Lutheran High School’s girls basketball team met the challenge Tuesday night against Cypress. The Read More

PCL boys basketball post season tournament runs Wednesday through Friday

Woodbridge High School’s gymnasium is one of the sites for the PCL boys basketball tournament. (Photo: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Pacific Coast League boys basketball teams will compete in the second post-season league tournament beginning Wednesday and running through Friday. Teams are seeded one through eight based on their Read More