Tesoro Titans after winning the CIF title Saturday night at Edison. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone) A CIF title wasn’t exactly on the minds of the Tesoro girls basketball players going into the season after the Titans finished 4-23 overall last season. But the players put in the hard Read More
El Toro Coach Patrick Nunez holds the CIF championship plaque, joined by assistant coach Nicole Bradshaw and several Chargers. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). El Toro High School’s girls basketball team hit two 3-pointers in a 30 second period late in the second half to break open a tie Read More
Los Alamitos celebrates a victory in the CIF finals Saturday at Toyota Arena. (Photos courtesy Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone). Los Alamitos High School’s boys basketball team used a balanced scoring attack to defeat Mira Costa 63-60 in the CIF Division 1 final Saturday at Toyota Arena in Ontario. Read More
Fairmont Prep players and coaches celebrate after Saturday’s win. (Photos courtesy Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone). Fairmont Prep’s boys basketball team battled back from a big halftime deficit to defeat Pacifica Christian 64-60 in overtime in the championship game of the CIF 2AA division Saturday at Toyota Arena in Read More
Santiago players and coaches celebrate after winning the CIF title Saturday. (Photos courtesy Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone). Santiago High School’s boys basketball team, in its first trip to a CIF championship for the program, came home with a championship. The Cavaliers defeated Ramona 64-49 Saturday morning at the Read More
Santa Ana players Ashley Mendoza (22) and Yarexy Díaz (3) walk off the court in disappointment as Hillcrest players celebrate in jubilation after winning the CIF Division 5AA title Saturday morning at Edison High School. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Santa Ana High School’s girls basketball team battled Read More
Soccer GIRLS OPEN DIVISION: Santa Margarita defeated Santiago 4-2, avenging a 2-0 loss to Santiago in last year’s CIF Open Division finals. Friday night, the Eagles jumped out to a 2-0 lead before going on to win at Fred Kelly Stadium Friday night. GIRLS DIVISION 6: Thacher defeated Whittier Christian Read More
VILLA PARK 15, EL DORADO 7: The Spartans used a 20-hit attack to capture the championship game of the Loara Tournament Friday night. Villa Park (5-0) hosts Cypress in the league opener Monday. El Dorado dropped to 4-1. IRVINE 3, VALENCIA 0: Adam Valencia went the distance to record the Read More
Irvine coaches including head coach Gabriel Cota (left) meet with the Vaqueros after the win. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Irvine High School’s baseball team continued its solid play to start the season, defeating Segerstrom 3-0 Friday afternoon in a non-league game at Segerstrom. Senior pitcher Adam Valencia went Read More
Vincent DeMarco pitched the first six innings Thursday to notch the win. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Woodbridge and Beckman baseball teams have had some battles in Pacific Coast League play over the years, often for the league title. The two rivals aren’t in the same league after re-leaguing: Read More
