Anthony Luna leads the Pioneers into Friday’s quarterfinals. (Photos courtesy Western Media Crew). Western High School’s senior quarterback Anthony Luna is having another remarkable year, leading the Pioneers into the quarterfinal round of the CIF Division 5 playoffs Friday night. Luna passed for 195 yards and three touchdowns in Western’s Read More
Marques Guzman of Tustin before Friday’s game. (Photos: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Tustin High School’s football team met Warren in the CIF Division 3 playoffs Friday night in a wild game that went down to the wire at Tustin. Before the game, players from both teams were Read More
Semifinals, Wednesday, Nov. 8 Games at 5 p.m. Open division Corona del Mar at JSerra Harvard Westlake at Newport Harbor Division 1 Huntington Beach at Mira Costa Laguna Beach at Foothill Division 2 Portola at San Marcos Ventura at Dos Pubelos Division 3 Yucaipa at El Segundo Murrieta Valley at Read More
(Photo: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Week one of the CIF high school football playoffs, featuring the competitive formula from CalPreps ratings, produced some close games and upsets for Orange County teams: …. Crean Lutheran High School’s football team went on a long road trip and pulled off Read More
Segerstrom quarterback Jesse Lopez heads for the sidelines as a Torrance player pursues. (Photos courtesy Mark Bausman). Segerstrom High School’s football team was unable to pull off an upset Friday and lost to top-seeded Torrance 30-7 in the opening round of the CIF Division 10 playoffs. Jaguars Coach Joseph Tagaloa Read More
Friday, Nov. 10; all games at 7 p.m. Games involving OC teams: Note: Some games could be moved because teams use the same stadium. Division 1 FIRST ROUND San Clemente at St. John Bosco Orange Lutheran at Centennial Corona Santa Margarita at Sierra Canyon JSerra vs. Mater Dei at Santa Read More
Portola’s Ryder Tonkovich defends against Connor McTaggart of Crean Lutheran. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, John Luciano). Portola High School’s boys water polo team kept its hopes for a CIF title alive Saturday evening, defeating Crean Lutheran 16-11 in the quarterfinal round of the Division 2 playoffs at Portola. The Read More
Beckman’s girls volleyball team brought home the CIF title. (Photos: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). The Beckman High girls volleyball team placed its name in the history books on Saturday capturing the CIF Division 3 championship with a 3-1 win over No. 2-seeded Campbell Hall at Cerritos College. It’s Read More
Crean Lutheran players and coaches celebrate after Friday night’s playoff win. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, John Luciano and Ted Rigoni). Crean Lutheran High School’s football team made a long road trip Friday night to College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita and came away with a 37-21 victory over Read More
Irvine’s Sina Saferzadeh gains yards Friday night vs. Jurupa Hills. (Photos courtesy Jim Tomlin, For OC Sports Zone). Irvine High School’s football team came into Friday’s night’s CIF Division 8 football opener with plenty of enthusiasm and hope as the No. 2 seeded team. But Jurupa Hills dashed those hopes Read More
