Santa Ana players Ashley Mendoza (22) and Yarexy Díaz (3) walk off the court in disappointment as Hillcrest players celebrate in jubilation after winning the CIF Division 5AA title Saturday morning at Edison High School. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Santa Ana High School’s girls basketball team battled Read More
Soccer GIRLS OPEN DIVISION: Santa Margarita defeated Santiago 4-2, avenging a 2-0 loss to Santiago in last year’s CIF Open Division finals. Friday night, the Eagles jumped out to a 2-0 lead before going on to win at Fred Kelly Stadium Friday night. GIRLS DIVISION 6: Thacher defeated Whittier Christian Read More
VILLA PARK 15, EL DORADO 7: The Spartans used a 20-hit attack to capture the championship game of the Loara Tournament Friday night. Villa Park (5-0) hosts Cypress in the league opener Monday. El Dorado dropped to 4-1. IRVINE 3, VALENCIA 0: Adam Valencia went the distance to record the Read More
Irvine coaches including head coach Gabriel Cota (left) meet with the Vaqueros after the win. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Irvine High School’s baseball team continued its solid play to start the season, defeating Segerstrom 3-0 Friday afternoon in a non-league game at Segerstrom. Senior pitcher Adam Valencia went Read More
Vincent DeMarco pitched the first six innings Thursday to notch the win. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Woodbridge and Beckman baseball teams have had some battles in Pacific Coast League play over the years, often for the league title. The two rivals aren’t in the same league after re-leaguing: Read More
IRVINE 8, NEWPORT HARBOR 3: Irvine (3-1) earned a non-league win Wednesday. Drake Brito pitched four innings, allowing two hits, no earned runs and struck out five to earn the win. Roshan Patel pitched 1 1/3 innings, allowing one hit and two runs while striking out one. Cole Riedel and Read More
FRIDAY, FEB. 28 BOYS OPEN DIVISION JSerra vs. Loyola, Fred Kelly Stadium, 5 p.m. GIRLS OPEN DIVISION Santiago Corona vs. Santa Margarita, Fred Kelly Stadium, 7:15 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 1 GIRLS DIVISION 4 La Mirada vs. Sage Hill, 10:30 a.m., Fred Kelly Stadium DIVISION 3 Foothill vs. Long Beach Poly, Read More
VILLA PARK 6, BANNING 0: Jake Nobles (2-0) recorded the win for the Spartans. He struck out seven and allowed one hit in five innings. Aidan Young was 2 for 4 with a run scored and an RBI, Dom Gutierrez was 1 for 3 with two RBI, Nate Lewis 1 Read More
Santa Ana College players cheer for their teammates during a game this season. (Photo courtesy SAC Sports Information). Santa Ana College’s men’s and women’s basketball teams are headed to post-season play beginning Wednesday. MEN’S BASKETBALL No. 19 Santa Ana College men’s basketball team is off to the 3C2A Southern California Read More
Santa Ana’s girls basketball team will be in Saturday’s CIF finals. (Photo courtesy Santa Ana High School). Santa Ana High School’s girls basketball team has a chance to bring home a CIF title again. The Saints, after defeating St. Pius Academy/St. Matthias 45-32 in the semifinals Saturday night at home, Read More
