Author: Tim Burt OC Sports Zone

A look back at recent games in the Santa Ana vs. Orange rivalry, possibly ending this year

Santa Ana and Orange football teams are gearing up for Friday’s showdown. (Photos and Illustration: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Santa Ana High School and Orange High School football teams have developed an intense rivalry over the years as they battle for supremacy in the Orange Coast League. Read More

Final standings for Pacific Coast Conference football leagues and CIF playoffs still undecided

Northwood’s Cole Hidalgo is congratulated by teammates including Nicholas Keith (No. 14) Friday night following the Timberwolves first TD in the game vs. Laguna Hills. (Photo: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). It’s most likely the last year of the Pacific Coast Conference and other Orange County leagues in Read More

Two players led the way for their teams in Laguna Hills vs. Northwood showdown

Ryan McKevitt of Laguna Hills (left) and Joseph Harper from Northwood had big games Friday night. (Photos and Illustration: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Ryan McKevitt of Laguna Hills and Northwood’s Joseph Harper provided inspiration for their football teams Friday night with outstanding individual performances and leadership in Read More

PHOTOS: Irvine earns Fence Post and share of league title with comeback win over Beckman

Irvine players (from left) Sina Saferzadeh, Deacon Moss, Brandon “Figgy” Figueroa and Joseph Lynch hold the Dennis Toohey Fence Post Trophy. (Photo: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone; action shots courtesy Jim Tomlin). Irvine High School’s football team kept hanging around into the third quarter, trailing by as many as 12 Read More