Portola head coach Peter Abe addresses his team one final time before taking the field for warmups before Friday night’s game against Katella. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Before Friday night’s Omicron League game, Portola and Katella players went through rigorous workouts. Portola won the game 38-0 Read More
Fullerton’s flag football team after a summer tournament. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Fullerton High School’s girls flag football team completed the regular season Monday with a 43-7 Empire League victory over Tustin. The Indians earned the league title with a 12-0 record and are 20-7 entering the CIF Read More
Segerstrom’s Ayden Morales finds the end zone for one of his four touchdowns Friday night. (Photos courtesy Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone). Segerstrom senior Ayden Morales has had many memorable games in his outstanding football career with the Jaguars. Friday’s game, in which he rushed for four touchdowns including Read More
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
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
Portola senior running back Timmy Grettenberg breaks through a hole commanded by his offensive line on way for a long gain that would set Portola up for a late second quarter touchdown on Friday night. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone.) In the second week of Omicron League play, Read More
Jett Rauch (left) and Waldo Castrejon led Calvary Chapel to a victory Thursday night. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Calvary Chapel’s football team couldn’t have asked for a better finish to its homecoming celebration Thursday night in a Sigma League showdown with Estancia at Segerstrom. Junior place-kicker Jett Rauch Read More
Calvary Chapel’s Chaz White gains yards as Eliah Flores provides a block in the game vs. Santa Ana Valley. (Photos courtesy Aidan Russell/ Russell Bros Productions)). Estancia and Calvary Chapel have an early season Sigma League football showdown Thursday night at Segerstrom. Kickoff is later than usual, 7:30 p.m., pushed back because Read More
Irvine Coach Tom Ricci leads the Vaqueros on to the field for pregame warmups before Friday’s Iota League opener against Santa Ana. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Before Friday night’s Iota League opener at Irvine Stadium, Santa Ana and Irvine players were going all-out to get ready. Read More
Crean Lutheran players celebrate a touchdown by Damari Hall. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, John Luciano, Ted Rigoni and Samantha Burgett). Crean Lutheran High School’s football team opened Epsilon League play Saturday night with a 40-14 victory over Foothill at Tustin. Saints quarterback Caden Jones completed 19 of 23 passes Read More
