Crean Lutheran’s Kaiden Bailey puts up a shot as Malloy Smith of Mater Dei defends during the State Preview Classic in January. (Photo courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, John Luciano.) It’s a big night of basketball in Orange County with the second round of the CIF boys playoffs. Among the big Read More
Julia Bautista of Irvine gets ready to take a shot against Temple City Thursday. (Photos courtesy Jim Tomlin). Irvine High School’s girls water polo team defeated Temple City 12-7 Thursday at the Woollett Aquatics Complex in the second round of the CIF Division 3 playoffs. Fourth-seeded Irvine will host Long Read More
Portola 82, Tesoro 41: The Bulldogs won their CIF 2A playoff opener Thursday night and guard Moka Saiki set a school record with 41 points. Saiki also made nine 3-pointers, a school record. Tesoro was led by Celine Castaneda, who had 12 points. Portola moves on to the second round Read More
Calvary Chapel’s Cassandra Zazueta drives past Valencia’s No. 32 Jaylen Lodge and No. 33 Izabella Boggs for a lay-up. (Photos courtesy Bill Russell). Calvary Chapel High School’s girls basketball team opened the CIF 3A playoffs Thursday defeating Valencia 56-38 at Calvary Chapel. Calvary Chapel, the No. 5 seeded team in Read More
Braeden Davidson of Crean Lutheran takes a shot as Weston Port of San Juan Hills defends Wednesday night. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs / John Luciano). Crean Lutheran High School’s boys basketball team overcame a 10-point deficit going into the fourth quarter to capture a 76-66 victory over San Juan Read More
Calvary Chapel’s Carson Franklin drives for a lay up Wednesday night. (Photos courtesy Bill Russell). A comeback in the final minutes by Calvary Chapel High School’s boys basketball team came up short Wednesday night. The Eagles, the co-champions of the Orange Coast League, lost to Santa Monica 59-58 in the Read More
Division 1 Crean Lutheran 76, San Juan Hills 66: Kaiden Bailey scored 22 points, Braeden Davidson had 15 points and Dylan Gomez 12 points to lead the Saints, who play Mater Dei Friday at Mater Dei. Mater Dei 78, Long Beach Poly 51 JSerra 64, Great Oak 53: The Lions Read More
Santa Ana players, including Jack Rivera (No. 31) and Alexis Neria celebrate the win. (Photos courtesy Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone). Santa Ana High School’s boys basketball team survived a late run by Segerstrom and held on for a 78-73 victory in the opening round of the 4A playoffs Read More
For in-game updates, news and more for all the San Juan Capistrano high school sports programs, follow us on Twitter @SouthOCSports and on Instagram @South_OC_Sports. SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – The first season in the Orange Coast League for the St. Margaret’s boys basketball team resulted in a co-league championship, which in turn seemingly Read More
Senior center Emmanuel Lemus leads Santa Ana into the CIF playoffs. (Photo: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Analysis from OC Sports Zone on Wednesday’s openers. There are some potentially very exciting all-Orange County match-ups Wednesday in the opening round of the CIF boys basketball playoffs, including San Juan Read More
