Orange players and coaches celebrate after Wednesday’s CIF playoff opener. (PHOTOS: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). Before Wednesday night’s opening round CIF Division 5A boys basketball playoff game with Duarte, Orange Coach Jacob Rhodes said his defense had to be aggressive for the Panthers to win. Rhodes’ message sunk Read More
Tustin Coach Ringo Bossenmeyer leads the Tillers into the CIF playoffs Wednesday night. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). It’s the night that Orange County high school basketball fans have been looking forward to: the start of the CIF playoffs for all divisions on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Some great match-ups Read More
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12 Matches at 5 p.m. unless noted OPEN DIVISION San Marcos at Mater Dei Corona del Mar at Oaks Christian LB Wilson vs. Orange Lutheran at Santiago College, 5:30 p.m. Foothill at Newport Harbor, 6 p.m. DIVISION 1 San Clemente at Beckman JSerra at Dos Pueblos Laguna Beach Read More
CIF officials announced Saturday there will be nine divisional champions will be determined out of 263 entrants into the CIF Southern Section-Ford Girls Soccer Championship Playoffs, scheduled to open with first-round contests scheduled in all divisions for Wednesday, Feb. 12. The single-elimination tournaments will conclude with championship finals matches at Read More
CIF officials announced that there 293 teams will compete in 10 divisions for the CIF Girls Basketball Championships beginning Thursday, Feb. 13. Open Division pool play games begin on Saturday, Feb. 15. The finals will be Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, March 1 at Toyota Arena in Ontario, Azusa Pacific Read More
Orange County high school boys basketball teams received top four seeds in the CIF playoffs that begin this week. There are 298 entries in 10 divisional playoffs beginning with first-round play on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The tournament wraps up with finals on Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, March 1 at Read More
Santa Ana wrestlers and coaches with the CIF championship plaque. (Photo courtesy Santa Ana Athletics). It was a big night for Santa Ana High School’s boys wrestling team Thursday night. The Saints, coached by Pablo Cunningham, captured the CIF Division 2 dual meet championship in front of their home fans Read More
Santa Ana wrestlers and coaches after a meet at Paloma High School, where the first three rounds of the dual meet tournament was held. The saying was on the wall of the gymnasium. (Photo courtesy Santa Ana Athletics). Santa Ana High School’s girls wrestling team, in front of its home Read More
(Jaiden Sabino drives the lane for the Warriors as James Karahalios (No. 3) and Tolu Akomolafe of Sage Hill defend. Photo courtesy Jose Lomboy). Woodbridge High School’s boys basketball team gained some momentum for the CIF playoffs next week with a 47-44 victory over Sage Hill Wednesday night in the Read More
