Twenty boys basketball teams, most of them from Orange County, will compete in the annual Estancia Coast Classic beginning Tuesday at Estancia High School. There will be a silver and gold division, according to Estancia Coach Xavier Castellano “We’re trying to make it as competitive as possible with teams from Read More
(Graphic: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone) Boys basketball NORTH-SOUTH CHALLENGE Newport Harbor 63, Tesoro 53: The Sailors won one of the games at the day-long event at Tesoro. Newport Harbor (10-2) was led by Riggs Guy who had 20 points and eight rebounds. Newport Harbor faces Alemany Friday Read More
Kaiden Bailey of Crean Lutheran elevates to the basket Tuesday. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, John Luciano and Howard Lyon). Crean Lutheran High School’s boys basketball team captured its home opener Tuesday, defeating Scripps Ranch 86-65 in a non-league game. To see the slide show, click on the first photo: Read More
Terry Henigan (left) with former Irvine football coach Erik Terry in September 2018. (Photo: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Coach died Wednesday, Dec. 20 after battling Alzheimer’s disease. Former legendary Irvine High School football coach Terry Henigan, who emphasized how important it was for his players to succeed on and Read More
Jorden Embry (right) and Ben Devries were the leading scorers for Calvary Chapel Tuesday night. (Photo: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Calvary Chapel High School’s boys basketball team took its play up a couple notches Tuesday night in the Orange Coast League opener against Santa Ana. The Eagles jumped to Read More
(Graphic: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). NON-LEAGUE Crean Lutheran 86, Scripps Ranch 65: The Saints (5-5) were led by Kaiden Bailey, who had 18 points. Braeden Davidson had 13 points and Arnez Reynolds 12 points. Crean Lutheran competes in the Damien Classic next week, Wednesday through Saturday. El Read More
Portola players celebrate after winning the Sunny Hills Showcase. (Photo courtesy Jessica Avila). Portola’s High School’s girls basketball team is off to a fast start with a 10-2 overall record and capped the week by winning the Sunny Hills Showcase. The Bulldogs, coached by Brian Barham, won the title Saturday Read More
Foothill players get ready to take on Tustin Friday night. (Photo: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Foothill High School’s boys basketball coach Yousof Etemadi continues to see progress as his team goes through a challenging non-league schedule. The Knights continued to move forward with two road victories, a 53-52 win Read More
University 81, Costa Mesa 62: The Trojans earned a non-league win Monday at Costa Mesa. University was led by Andrew Bogard, who had a career-high 23 points and four 3-pointers. Isaac Evans had his third double double of the season with 22 points and 10 assists along with seven steals. Read More
Huntington Beach players and coaches, including Tino Zaragoza (far left) celebrate after Saturday’s win. (Photo courtesy Huntington Beach athletics). Huntington Beach High School’s boys basketball team, coached by Tino Zaragoza, captured the championship of the Ed Prange Memorial Classic, defeating Sunny Hills 70-60 in the finals Saturday at Loara. “It Read More
