RANCHO ALAMITOS TOURNAMENT IRVINE 57, VALENCIA 47: The Vaqueros (3-1) were led by Cooper Stearns, who had 24 points, 17 rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Holden Stearns added 11 points and Ali Dal seven points and four rebounds. Irvine moves on to the semifinals Friday night at 7:30. NON-LEAGUE Read More
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
Santa Ana College players and coaches celebrate after winning Monday’s bowl game. (Photo courtesy SAC Sports Information). The Santa Ana College football team led from start to finish defeating the LA Southwest Cougars 35-20 in the 2024 Western State Bowl Monday night at Santa Ana Stadium. SAC (8-3, 3-2) collected Read More
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
FEAST WEEK CYPRESS 64, EDISON 63: The Centurions jumped out to an early lead and led 39-25 at half. The Chargers battled back to take the lead with 11 seconds left in the game. However, King Birdsong was fouled with 7.7 seconds left and made both free throws to seal Read More
King Birdsong(left) and Ryan Gov with Cypress Coach Derek Mitchell. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). (Third in a series of articles from the inaugural 2024 Orange County Boys Basketball Media Day at Crean Lutheran High School). Cypress High School’s boys basketball team, which moves into the Crestview League after Read More
Edison High School’s standout senior running back Julius Gillick, who has rushed for more than 2,000 yards this season, has been suspended for the Chargers CIF Division 3 final vs. Simi Valley Friday night at Huntington Beach, according to Athletic Director Rich Boyce. “Julius, as of right now, cannot play Read More
Portola was represented Monday at the CIF Media Luncheon Monday by (from left) assistant coach Shawn Green, Nash Luper, Maxwell Mapstone, Timmy Grettenberg, Diego Reyna, Adam Nofal, Anthony Riccardi and head coach Peter Abe. It wasn’t the start that Portola High School’s football team had expected when the Bulldogs began Read More
Portola Coach Peter Abe during a league game this season. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Portola High School football coach Peter Abe may not have envisioned that one of his teams would reach the CIF finals in the seventh year of the varsity program. But it’s become Read More
FEAST WEEK AT FOOTHILL FOOTHILL 66, COSTA MESA 58: The Knights extended their winning streak to four games with a win Monday night in the first day of Feast Week. Danny Kennard had 17 points and 15 rebounds, Lorenzo Turner 13 points and five rebounds, Kai Nixon 12 points, four Read More
