Portola players before the game (from left) Nash Luper, Timmy Grettenberg, Anthony Riccardi and Diego Reyna. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). It was an historic night for Portola High School’s football team as the Bulldogs captured their first CIF championship defeating El Rancho 31-14 Friday night in Read More
EUCLID EXTRAVAGANZA TUSTIN 61, GARDEN GROVE 39: Brandon Hampton scored 18 points and had seven rebounds, Yuri Klines 16 points and Ethan Contreras 10 assists to lead Tustin (6-1) Monday night. NEWPORT HARBOR 75, EL MODENA 38: The Sailors (3-2) opened the tourney Monday with a win. Jack Berry scored Read More
Ringo Bossenmeyer greets Tustin players after warm-ups Saturday in a game against Irvine. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Tustin High School’s boys basketball team is off to a 5-1 start, led by Coach Ringo Bossenmeyer, who achieved his 500th career victory Friday night in a 51-35 semifinal round victory Read More
Santa Margarita Cowboys celebrate after a victory this season. (Photo courtesy Santa Margarita Cowboys). The Santa Margarita Pop Warner 14-and-under youth football team, the Cowboys, coached by Mark Graves, is headed to Orlando, Fla. to compete among the top eight teams in the nation. The Cowboys have had a memorable Read More
Mater Dei, Edison and Portola football teams have been selected to compete in the CIF Regional Football Championship Bowl Games, officials announced Sunday. Games will be held on Friday, Dec. 6 and Saturday, Dec. 7 at host sites. There are 56 teams invited. MATER DEI Mater Dei, which captured the Read More
FEAST WEEK CREAN LUTHERAN 91, MARINA 80: Crean Lutheran (3-0) was led by Hunter Caplan who had 29 points, five assists and six 3-pointers. Jacob Majok had 23 points and 12 rebounds and Will Malual 19 points and 10 rebounds. Crean Lutheran plays Leuzinger next Tuesday at Redondo Union. FOOTHILL Read More
Irvine players and coaches after winning the Rancho Alamitos Tournament title Saturday. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). After coming up short in the finals of the Rancho Alamitos Tournament the past two years, Irvine High School’s boys basketball team completed the mission Saturday night defeating Tustin 44-32 in the Read More
Edison players celebrate after winning CIF Division 3 title Friday night. (PHOTOS: Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone). Motivation perhaps played a big role for Edison High School’s football team, which upset top-seeded Simi Valley 35-21 to capture the CIF Division 3 championship Friday night at Huntington Beach. The third-seeded Read More
Mater Dei players, coaches and supporters celebrate after Friday’s CIF final. (PHOTO: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). Mater Dei High School’s football team is once again atop of the football world by virtue of a 31-24 victory over St. John Bosco in the CIF Division 1 championship game Friday Read More
Portola players including No. 8 Timmy Grettenberg, celebrate after winning the CIF Division 11 title. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Portola High School’s football players were sick of losing after dropping the first five games of the 2024 season. The Bulldogs certainly don’t have that feeling any Read More
