Huntington Beach players and coaches after Friday’s CIF final. (PHOTOS: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). Anxieties ran high as Mira Costa and Huntington Beach boys volleyball teams, the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the nation, took the court to square off for the CIF Division 1 championship Read More
Crean Lutheran’s Jayce DeJong scores on a Brady McKay RBI. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, John Luciano). Friday afternoon’s opening CIF Division 2 baseball playoff game pitted two North Hills League rivals, Crean Lutheran and La Habra, against each other for the fourth time this season with the winner to Read More
Shane Wally of Long Beach Millikan watches as Foothill players celebrate the CIF playoff victory. (PHOTOS: Jacob Ramos, For OC Sports Zone). In a game headlined by strong starting pitching, Foothill High School’s baseball team downed Long Beach Millikan 6-4 Friday afternoon at Foothill to advance to the second round Read More
Irvine standouts (from left) Adam Valencia, Drake Brito and Evan Tamayo after Friday’s win. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Irvine High School’s baseball team was clicking on all cylinders for a CIF Division 4 playoff opener at home vs. St. Bernard in front of hundreds of Vaquero fans who Read More
Ryan Lemmon Stadium, home of the Woodbridge Warriors, will be the site of Tuesday’s second round playoff game. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Sports fans in the city of Irvine should be excited about this one. Irvine and Woodbridge baseball teams will meet Tuesday at Ryan Lemmon Stadium in Read More
(Some games moved to different times than 3:15 p.m. Check with host schools for times. Also, three games moved to Monday). DIVISION 1 Chino Hills 8, Mater Dei 1 Huntington Beach 8, Charter Oak 7 Roosevelt 1, Fullerton 0 Notre Dame Sherman Oaks 9, Orange Lutheran 7 El Segundo 5, Read More
Northwood players (from left) Carter Liu, Paul Grossman and Koji Yoshimizu after the game. (PHOTOS: Jacob Ramos, For OC Sports Zone). On the back of a dominant performance on the mound and at the plate by ace Paul Grossman, top-seeded Northwood defeated Loara 10-0 in Thursday’s first round CIF Division Read More
Players from Century have a pre-game meeting before Thursday’s CIF playoff game. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Highland’s baseball squad jumped out to an early lead and went on to defeat Century 3-0 in a CIF Division 5 playoff opener Thursday in a battle of two league champions. Highland Read More
Saddleback coaches talk to the Roadrunners after Thursday’s milestone CIF playoff win. (Photo courtesy Saddleback Athletics). Saddleback High School’s baseball team, making its first appearance in the CIF playoffs since 2006, according to co-athletic director Nick Diuliu, defeated Ambassador Christian 17-0 in the opening round of the CIF Division 9 Read More
Beckman’s baseball team is on the road for Thursday’s CIF Division 3 playoff opener. (Photo courtesy Beckman baseball). After losing some key players to injuries for the season in the first weeks of the season, Beckman High School’s baseball team had a strong finish and earned a spot in the Read More
