BOYS RANKINGS Mater Dei is ranked first in this week’s CIF boys Division 1-2 lacrosse poll released on Monday. Foothill, St. Margaret’s, Corona del Mar, Santa Margarita and Trabuco Hills are also ranked in the division. In Division 3, Crean Lutheran is third, University fourth and Canyon fifth. To see Read More
Nathan Sasaki of Irvine gets ready at the plate in a game earlier this season. (File photo: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Irvine High School’s baseball team exploded for four runs in the top of the eighth inning Monday and went on to capture a 5-1 Pacific Coast League extra Read More
Northwood (Division 4) is the only team from Orange County earning a No. 1 ranking in this week’s CIF baseball polls released on Monday. Coach Doug Euper’s Timberwolves are battling Woodbridge for the Pacific Coast League title. A number of other OC teams earned high rankings. Santa Margarita is second, Read More
Adam Harper of Northwood waits for a pitch Saturday. The University catcher is Alex Zive. (Photos: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Northwood and University baseball teams were back in action Saturday with a makeup Pacific Coast League doubleheader after a week off caused by the heavy rains. Northwood won an Read More
ST. MARGARET’S 1, SANTA ANA 0 (8 innings): The Tartans captured an Orange Coast League victory in a makeup game Saturday at Santa Ana. Senior Andrew Golubow pitched a four-hit shutout, striking out eight. Senior Andrew Miehe had the game winning home run with two outs in the top of Read More
Leadoff hitter Cole Lefebvre waits for a pitch in the first game of Friday’s doubleheader. (Photos: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Estancia High School’s baseball team battled back from a 4-0 deficit to defeat Santa Ana 6-5 in the first game of an Orange Coast League doubleheader Friday afternoon at Read More
Estancia and Santa Ana played a make-up doubleheader Saturday at Bill Ross Field on the Santa Ana campus. (Photo: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). High school baseball returned to Orange County for many teams Friday under sunny skies. A few teams with excellent playing surfaces that drain properly have been Read More
SANTA MARGARITA 2, SERVITE 0: The Eagles (10-2, 7-1) clinched the series with a Trinity League win Friday. Sammy Cova got the win, pitching 5 2/3 innings and striking out six. Brennan Bauer pitched 1 2/3 innings, striking out three. Luke Lavin was 1 for 3 with an RBI, Blake Read More
SANTA MARGARITA 12, SERVITE 0: The Eagles (9-2, 6-1) captured the opener of a Trinity League series Thursday. Colin Clarke pitched the first six innings, striking out four to notch the win. Blake Balsz was 3 for 3 with a double, Logan DeGroot was 1 for 2 with two RBI, Read More
Foothill’s baseball team is one of the teams scheduled to return to play this week. (Photo courtesy John Luciano, For OC Sports Zone). It’s looking like the weather should be better Friday and into the weekend allowing a number of Orange County teams to play makeup games which were postponed Read More
