Crean Lutheran center Chadrack Mpoyi gets a pre-game handshake during warm-ups Friday. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Crean Lutheran High School’s boys basketball team survived a late run by Francis Parker and held on for a 76-73 victory Friday afternoon in the opening round of the California Live Event Read More
Fountain Valley coaches and players meet after Thursday’s game at Harvard Park. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Fountain Valley’s Pony Bronco 12-and-under team was productive at the plate Thursday evening and also got some decent pitching to defeat Santa Ana 16-8 in the opening round of the sectional tournament Read More
Century High School seniors Miguel Ulloa and Andy Santana, who led the Centurions to the Coast League title, earned top honors on the all-league baseball team. Ulloa was named the league MVP and Santana pitcher of the year. Savanna freshman Nate Eich was named rookie of the year. FIRST TEAM Read More
Orange County high school boys basketball teams are among those competing in this weekend’s Boys California Live event at Ladera Sports Center and San Juan Hills High School, according to tournament director Chris Nordstrom. The event begins Friday and runs through Sunday. San Juan Hills will be the host of Read More
Nik Needham gives instructions at his annual youth football camp Saturday. (PHOTOS: Adam Kunin, For OC Sports Zone). Back in the early 2010s, NFL players Nik Needham (Cleveland Browns) and Jaylinn Hawkins (New England Patriots) donned the silver and gray for Buena Park High School. More than a decade later, Read More
Laguna Beach players Becker Sybirski and Branson Wade, who led the Breakers to the Pacific Coast League title, were among those who earned top honors in the league. Sybirski was named league MVP and Wade selected pitcher of the year. Cooper Marinelli of Portola was named offensive MVP. FIRST TEAM: Read More
Zack Wojtaszek makes his commitment official at Ocean View’s signing day. (Photo courtesy Sandra Wojtaszek). For many student-athletes, managing one sport in addition to his or her academics can be a challenge. But for others, like Ocean View High School dual-sport athlete Zack Wojtaszek, it’s just the tip of the Read More
Nik Needham provides some advice during his football camp last year. (Photo courtesy Shannon Needham). Nik Needham, a defensive back with the Cleveland Browns and his long-time friend Jaylinn Hawkins, a safety with the New England Patriots, are having their fourth annual free youth football camp at their alma mater, Read More
Some of the Hall of Fame inductees with the OC all-stars Wednesday night at Deanna Manning Stadium. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Eleven prominent Orange County softball figures were inducted into the 2025 OC Coaches Hall of Fame last week between games of the annual all-star games at Deanna Read More
Members of the South and North all-star teams gather for a post-game photo Wednesday night at Deanna Manning Stadium. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). In game one of the Orange County Coaches Senior All-Star Softball Classic Wednesday at Deanna Manning Stadium, the South team took the lead with two Read More
