Crean Lutheran’s Savannah Brawley scores on a clutch jumper at the top of the key against Tustin Friday night. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, John Luciano and Howard Lyon). Defense was the main focus during Friday night’s Empire League girls basketball game between Crean Lutheran and Tustin at Crean Lutheran. Read More
Anna Unke will lead the Crean Lutheran girls volleyball program. (Photo courtesy Crean Lutheran High School). Former Crean Lutheran High School and Irvine Valley College standout Anna Unke has been named varsity girls volleyball coach and director of the program, Athletic Director Eric Olson announced Thursday. “It is with great Read More
(Photo: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). A drastic overhaul for Orange County high school football has been finalized and will be in effect for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, according to Ray Elliott, athletic director at El Dorado who was one of the members of the committee that Read More
Michael Wright of Cypress gains control against Crean Lutheran’s Jacob Majok Wednesday night. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shuttebugs: John Luciano, Howard Lyon and Ted Rigoni). Cypress High School’s boys basketball team took over sole possession of first place in the Empire League with a 55-52 road victory over Crean Lutheran Read More
(Graphic: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone) ORANGE COAST LEAGUE Calvary Chapel 97, Orange 47: Calvary Chapel (13-10, 6-2) was led by Isaiah Guerra, who had 21 points. Jorden Embry had 17 points and Brannon Berry 13 points. Ethan Soto had 13 points to lead Orange. SURF LEAGUE Los Read More
Santa Margarita High School’s girls soccer team is ranked No. 1 in this week’s CIF Division 1 poll released on Tuesday. The team is the only OC squad ranked No. 1 but a number of other OC teams are ranked in the top 10 in their divisions. Capistrano Valley, Edison, Read More
(Graphic: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Boys basketball GOLDEN WEST LEAGUE Godinez 58, Garden Grove 52: League-leading Godinez (17-6, 5-0) was led by Lucas Andaluz, who scored 21 points and Ma’Gen Young, who had 14 points. Segerstrom 50, Katella 41: The Jaguars (7-15, 3-2) were led by Heber Read More
Northwood’s girls water polo team which head coach Kyle Kim-E (right) and assistant coach Steve Sellwood. (Photos courtesy Alexei Tolkachev). Northwood High School’s girls water polo team has had one of its best seasons in school history so far, posting a 13-4 overall record and 3-1 mark in the Pacific Read More
La Habra (Division 3AA) and San Clemente (3A) boys basketball teams earned No. 1 rankings in their divisions in this week’s CIF rankings released on Tuesday. A number of other OC teams earned high rankings. In the open division, JSerra, Los Alamitos, Mater Dei and Santa Margarita are the OC Read More
Emma Goley of Crean Lutheran takes a shot in Friday’s game vs. Valencia. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, Howard Lyon). It’s a big week for Crean Lutheran’s girls basketball team, which is atop the Empire League standings with a 3-0 record. The Saints (11-6 overall) play at Cypress Tuesday night Read More
