Author: OC Sports Zone

PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran rolls up big passing yards in road win over El Dorado

Crean Lutheran’s Dillon Booth evades defenders Friday night vs. El Dorado. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, John Luciano). By JAKE RHODES For OC Sports Zone There were two aerial pieces of art at work on Friday night, the pink and gold Southern California sunset, and Crean Lutheran’s passing attack led Read More

Strong defense and effective run game lifts Beckman to road win over Sunny Hills

Leading Beckman to the win Friday were (from left) Makhi Czaykowski, Xavier Musselman-Cano, Sawyer Nickelson, Zak Hazboun and Noah Nam. (PHOTOS: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). Beckman’s football team used a powerful running attack and a tenacious defense to defeat Sunny Hills 35-14 in a Lambda League game Friday Read More

Transient who fatally stabbed an O.C. security guard found not guilty by reason of insanity

Andrew Isaiah Godinez, a 28-year-old transient, was convicted this week of the unprovoked fatal stabbing of Joseph Paul Gomez, a 46-year-old security guard from Tustin, at an Anaheim strip mall. Godinez won’t however serve any jail time as he was found not guilty by reason of insanity by Orange County Superior Read More

Convicted couple arrested again after a traffic stop in south O.C. on drug charges

Yesterday morning, Orange County Sheriff deputies arrested a husband and wife duo who took “for better or for worse” quite literally, according to Rancho Margarita Police Services. After being pulled over for a minor traffic violation, deputies discovered the pair both had prior drug convictions, and were in possession of Read More

Irvine Peeping Tom suspect arrested on similar charges in Fullerton

Jose Jesus Nava Caballo, 45, of Anaheim, was arrested by Fullerton Police a few hours after our incident for outstanding warrants related to similar lewd activity in their city. Caballo is a previously convicted sex offender. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Irvine Police Department (@irvinepolice) A Read More

Voting in the 2025 CA Statewide Special Election

SANTA ANA, CA – Voting in the November 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election has begun. Ballots were mailed to all active registered voters in Orange County earlier this week. Voters will have four options to cast a ballot during this election: 1.    Mail the ballot on or before Election Day (no Read More

Multiple O.C. smoke and vape shops cited for illegal sales to minors

The Huntington Beach Police Department’s Special Investigations Bureau (SIB) has cited several smoke and vape shops following a proactive enforcement operation targeting illegal sales to minors. The operation was launched in response to community complaints about businesses allegedly selling nicotine products to underage customers and offering items containing THC or Read More