La Mirada players celebrate 5-1 victory that put them in the CIF title game for first time in 15 seasons. (Photos courtesy Jim McCormack, For OC Sports Zone). La Mirada’s softball team is off to the CIF Division 1 finals after defeating La Habra 5-1 Saturday in the semifinals at Read More
La Habra and La Mirada players exchange handshakes after the game. (PHOTOS: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). La Habra’s hopes for a CIF Southern Section championship came to an end Saturday. Alison Ortega pitched a complete game to lead La Mirada to a 5-1 victory over La Habra in Read More
Irvine Vaqueros celebrate after Saturday’s semifinal victory. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Irvine’s softball team is charging into the CIF Division 6 championship game next week at Deanna Manning Stadium. The Vaqueros broke open a 2-2 tie with two runs in the bottom of the second inning and exploded Read More
Santiago seniors (from left) Chris Areco, Kingston Loera and Michael Doolin along with Coach Rafael Rodriguez. Santiago baseball team’s playoff run came to an end on Friday afternoon as the Cavaliers fell to Temecula Prep 6-3 in the quarterfinal round of the CIF Division 9 playoffs at Santiago. Temecula Prep Read More
Rancho Alamitos players celebrate after Friday’s CIF Division 8 quarterfinal round playoff victory. (Photos courtesy John Luciano, For OC Sports Zone). Rancho Alamitos High School’s baseball team had to switch venues for a CIF Division 8 quarterfinal game with Chadwick Friday due to a malfunction in a tank possibly containing Read More
Players from one of the teams gets ready to enter the field during the parade of teams. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Hundreds of young baseball players from Orange County and Mexico, supported by families and friends, turned out Thursday evening at Harvard Park for opening ceremonies of the Read More
Irvine Vaqueros celebrate Thursday’s CIF playoff victory over Cathedral. (PHOTOS: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). Irvine’s baseball players are sporting extra wide smiles as they continue to roll through the CIF Division 5 playoffs. On Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals, Irvine defeated Cathedral 2-1 in a pitcher’s duel at Read More
Northwood pitcher Joseph Kim looks to paint the strike zone Tuesday. (Photos courtesy John Luciano, For OC Sports Zone). Northwood’s baseball team couldn’t get much going offensively and had some defensive lapses that led to runs in an 8-0 loss to El Rancho Tuesday in a second round CIF Division Read More
Irvine coaches congratulate the Vaqueros after Tuesday’s home win. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Irvine’s baseball team team knocked off a top-seeded team Tuesday afternoon and turned a rare triple play too in the second round of the CIF Division 5 playoffs. In a back and forth, dramatic contest Read More
Orange Lutheran Lancers celebrate after winning the CIF Division 2 crown. (PHOTOS: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). Orange Lutheran’s boys volleyball team rallied late in the fourth set of Saturday’s CIF Division 2 championship match at Cerritos College and defeated Edison 3-1 to capture the program’s first crown since Read More
