(Photo: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Mater Dei, the CIF Division 1 champion and Mission Viejo, the Division 2 champion, are preparing to continue their seasons in the CIF state playoffs. Mission Viejo (11-3) will host Granite Hills (12-0) Friday at 7 p.m. in the Division 1-AA South Read More
CdM players take the field to prepare for Friday’s CIF Division 4 championship game. (Photos: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Corona del Mar and La Serna football players took the field well before Friday night’s CIF Division 4 championship game at California High School to prepare for the Read More
Loara officials are dealing with the death of popular boys basketball coach Ed Prange. (Photos courtesy Loara Athletics). Loara High School’s boys varsity basketball players took the court Monday afternoon with a heavy heart for a game just five days following the death of their beloved head coach Ed Prange. Read More
(Graphic: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Boys basketball EUCLID EXTRAVAGANZA At Loara and Garden Grove Newport Harbor Harbor 71, Costa Mesa 39: The Sailors (4-2) won their tournament opener Monday at Loara. Jack Berry led the Sailors with 18 points. Newport Harbor meets Western Wednesday. Irvine 60, Norwalk Read More
Orange County high school boys basketball teams will be competing in the Portola-Woodbridge Classic this week. Each team is guaranteed four games in the tournament, according to Portola Coach Brian Smith. There will be four games on the final day on Saturday, Dec. 2 at Portola and no championship game. Read More
(Graphic: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone) RANCHO ALAMITOS TOURNEY Royal 62, Irvine 47: Irvine (4-2) was led by Jalen Yim, who had 15 points in the championship game. Yim, Jason An and Cooper Stearns were named to the all-tournament team. Northwood 53, Tustin 45: The Timberwolves (4-1) captured Read More
Mission Viejo players and coaches celebrate after winning the CIF Division 2 title Saturday. (Photos courtesy Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone). The Mission Viejo High football team’s offense executed a near perfect game plan and the defense was dominating helping the Diablos cruise to a 34-15 victory over Servite Read More
El Dorado coaches console the Golden Hawks players after Saturday’s CIF finals loss. (Photos: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). El Dorado’s football team was trying for one more comeback playoff win Saturday night in the CIF Division 7 final against Mayfair at Valencia. But the Golden Hawks, trying to bring Read More
(Graphic: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone) It’s another big night of high school football in Orange County with two CIF finals involving three OC teams on Saturday, Nov. 25 El Dorado hosts Mayfair at Valencia High School in Division 7 while Servite plays at Mission Viejo in Division Read More
RANCHO ALAMITOS TOURNEY Irvine 62, Tustin 61 (OT): Irvine trailed by one with about seven seconds left in regulation of the semifinal, tied the game and won it in overtime to advance into the finals Saturday at 7:30 p.m. against Royal. The Vaqueros (4-1) were led by Cooper Stearns, who Read More
