Northwood pitcher Joseph Kim looks to paint the strike zone Tuesday. (Photos courtesy John Luciano, For OC Sports Zone). Northwood’s baseball team couldn’t get much going offensively and had some defensive lapses that led to runs in an 8-0 loss to El Rancho Tuesday in a second round CIF Division Read More
Irvine coaches congratulate the Vaqueros after Tuesday’s home win. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Irvine’s baseball team team knocked off a top-seeded team Tuesday afternoon and turned a rare triple play too in the second round of the CIF Division 5 playoffs. In a back and forth, dramatic contest Read More
Orange Lutheran Lancers celebrate after winning the CIF Division 2 crown. (PHOTOS: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). Orange Lutheran’s boys volleyball team rallied late in the fourth set of Saturday’s CIF Division 2 championship match at Cerritos College and defeated Edison 3-1 to capture the program’s first crown since Read More
Northwood players head off the field following the awards ceremony Friday. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Northwood’s girls lacrosse team was unable to hold on to a slim lead in the second half Friday afternoon and lost to Glendale 14-8 in the CIF Division 3 final at Fred Kelly Read More
CIF champion Sunny Hills Lancers after Friday’s victory. (PHOTOS: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). For the second time in school history, Sunny Hills has captured a CIF boys volleyball match. Friday’s match was highly competitive with each team battling down the stretch for each point in each set. The Read More
Irvine players celebrate a victory over Moreno Valley Friday afternoon. (Photos courtesy John Luciano, For OC Sports Zone). Irvine’s baseball team opened the CIF Division 5 playoffs with a 4-2 victory over Moreno Valley Friday at Irvine. To see the slide show, click on the first photo: The Vaqueros (15-13) Read More
Rancho Alamitos players after Thursday’s CIF playoff victory. (Photos courtesy Rancho Alamitos Athletics). Rancho Alamitos High School’s baseball team upset top seeded Los Amigos 7-5 in the opening round of the CIF Division 8 playoffs Thursday afternoon. The Vaqueros (12-11) were led by Henry Garcia, who pitched five innings and Read More
TVT Lions during the awards ceremony following the CIF Division 9 final. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Tarbut V’ Torah’s boys volleyball team gave it all it had trying to bring home a first CIF championship Thursday night in the Division 9 final against Vasquez in front of its Read More
Woodbridge players head off the field after Thursday’s victory. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Woodbridge pitcher Vincent DeMarco said he felt pretty good about his team’s chances in the CIF playoffs. Based on the Warriors effort in Thursday’s CIF Division 4 playoff opener, his optimism appears to be well-founded. Read More
CdM Sea Kings after a league victory over Edison. (Photos courtesy CdM baseball). Corona del Mar baseball players and coaches held out hope until the final week of the regular season that a CIF playoff at-large berth was a possibility. The Sea Kings, after a strong finish in the Sunset Read More
