Godinez players (from left) Julissa Mota, Valerie Esteban and Emily Jimenez helped the Grizzlies win their CIF playoff opener. (Photo: Alex Suarez, For OC Sports Zone). By ALEX SUAREZ For OC Sports Zone Godinez High School’s girls basketball team rallied from a seven point deficit in the fourth quarter and Read More
Portola players are joined (far left) by player development coach Miles Song, former Servite and JSerra point guard and members of the Bulldogs boys basketball team. (Photo courtesy Portola athletics). Portola High School’s girls basketball team has been battled tested through a tough league and non-league schedule. The Bulldogs hope Read More
Christopher Arteaga of Segerstrom tries to get past two Western Christian defenders. (Photos courtesy Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone). Western Christian High School’s boys basketball team advanced to the second round of the CIF 4AA playoffs defeating Segerstrom 64-48 Wednesday night at Western Christian. To see the slide show, Read More
Jason Briggs of Woodbridge defends against Rowland in the opening round of the CIF playoffs. (Photos: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Woodbridge High School’s boys basketball team led from the start and defeated Rowland 60-30 in the opening round of the CIF 3A playoffs Wednesday night at Woodbridge. Woodbridge moves Read More
(Graphic: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone) DIVISION 1 Notre Dame Sherman Oaks 74, Crean Lutheran 64 (OT) West Ranch 67, Edison 52 Santa Margarita 72, Oxnard 55: Dallas Washington scored 22 points, Cameron McNamee 16 points, DeMarco Johnson 14 points and Brayden Kyman added nine rebounds for the Read More
Four of the Crean Lutheran athletes who signed letters of intent. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs). Five Crean Lutheran High School athletes signed their national letters of intent Wednesday morning on campus. To see the slide show, click on the first photo: The athletes: Richard Han, University of California, Berkeley, Read More
A number of Orange County high school teams are ranked in the top 10 of their divisions in the CIF pre-season watch list released on Monday. Baseball teams can begin the season on Saturday, Feb. 10. JSerra, Orange Lutheran, Huntington Beach, Santa Margarita, Cypress and Mater De are listed in Read More
Irvine players celebrate following a PCL Tournament playoff victory at Portola Friday. (Photo: OC Sports Zone). It’s an exciting week for Irvine High School’s boys basketball team which is preparing for its first appearance in the CIF playoffs since the 2014-15 season. Irvine (15-13) is the No. 3 seed in Read More
Grayson Sinek leads La Habra into Wednesday’s CIF playoff opener. (Photo: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). La Habra’s High School’s boys basketball squad is one of the teams to watch in the CIF playoffs that begin Wednesday. The Highlanders, coached by Aaron Riekenberg, are top-seeded in the CIF Division Read More
Three Orange County high school girls water polo squads are ranked among the top four teams in the open division of the CIF playoffs that begin this week. Trinity League champion Orange Lutheran (23-0) is seeded first. Crestview League champion Foothill (21-4) is second and Trinity League runner-up Mater Dei Read More
