Author: Tom Connolly

Capistrano Valley celebrates first CIF championship with decisive victory over Santiago

Capistrano Valley players display their championship patches after Saturday’s final. (Photos: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). Madi McDonnell homered and pitched a complete game to lead Capistrano Valley to a 6-1 victory over Santiago of Corona in the CIF Division 3 softball championship game Saturday afternoon at Deanna Manning Stadium. Read More

Newport Harbor repeats as CIF Division 1 champion with straight-set win over CdM

Newport Harbor players and coaches with the CIF championship plaque. (Photos: Tom Connolly, OC Sports Zone). Newport Harbor’s boys volleyball team looked like a team on a mission during Saturday’s CIF Division 1 volleyball championship game at Cerritos College. Before a capacity crowd, the Sailors overpowered Corona del Mar in Read More

Seventh inning rally lifts Fullerton past Fountain Valley in CIF playoff opener

Fullerton players (from left) Mathew Carbajal, Niko Savage, Niko Mendez, Zach Fany, George Papadatos and Conor Sunderland contributed to Friday’s win. (Photos: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). Fullerton High School’s baseball team has had a knack this season for late inning rallies.  On Friday, Niko Mendez’s sacrifice fly in Read More