CYPRESS 1, EL MODENA 0 (9 innings): The Centurions (3-3, 2-0) captured their second straight Crestview League shutout win with a victory over El Modena Saturday. Nick Nelson earned the win in relief for Coach John Weber’s Centurions. Tate Belfanti pitched the first 4 1/3 innings for Cypress. Drew Slevcove Read More
CdM pitcher Stevie Jones fires a pitch Friday against Tesoro. (Photos courtesy CdM baseball). Corona del Mar High School’s baseball team remained undefeated defeating Tesoro 8-0 Friday afternoon in a non-league game at CdM. Stevie Jones (3-0) recorded his third win of the season for the Sea Kings. Jones went Read More
Saddleback’s Diego Enriquez throws a pitch during Friday’s non-league game. (Photo courtesy Steve Salazar @nxt_up_oc). Saddleback High School senior Diego Enriquez threw a no-hitter leading Saddleback High School’s baseball team to a 17-0 non-league victory over Morningside Friday at Saddleback, according to assistant athletic director Nick Diuliu. Enriquez (2-1) struck Read More
Crean Lutheran’s Hunter Kaplan attempts a 3-point shot over Mira Costa’s Bryson Bryker Tuesday night in the CIF Division I State Regional. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, John Luciano and Samantha Burgett). Crean Lutheran High School’s boys basketball team ended the season losing to Mira Costa 61-48 in the first Read More
BOYS DIVISION I JSERRA 79, CARLSBAD 54: Brannon Martinsen had 25 points, BJ Davis-Ray had 20 points and Jarne Eyenga 15 points to lead the Lions (24-10). The No. 4-seeded Lions move on to play at top-seeded Sierra Canyon Saturday in the regional semifinals. Redondo Union 91, Los Alamitos 66 Read More
Santa Ana Coach Dana Nguyen talks to the Saints during a timeout in Saturday’s CIF finals. (PHOTO: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Santa Ana High School’s girls basketball team captured a 49-36 road victory over No. 2-seeded University Prep on the road Thursday night in the second round Read More
Cooper Stearns is congratulated by Irvine teammates after a home CIF playoff game. (Photo courtesy Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone). Irvine High School boys basketball team, despite losing to Francis Parker 63-61 in the opening round of the CIF State Division II regionals Tuesday night, had a season to Read More
No. 3 seeded Mater Dei opened the CIF State Girls Open Division Regional playoffs with a 76-40 victory over No. 6 Bishop Montgomery Wednesday night at Mater Dei. The Monarchs (29-3) move on to the semifinals Saturday against No. 2 Etiwanda (25-5) Saturday at 7 p.m. on the road. Etiwanda Read More
Note: Due to the rain on Wednesday, no baseball scores have been reported as of Wednesday evening. Cypress, Woodbridge and La Habra are among the teams that postponed games. Tuesday highlights: ESTANCIA 8, PIONEER 1: Estancia (3-2) was led by winning pitcher Lincoln Silva (1-0). He pitched five shutout innings, Read More
Santiago players react as the final seconds wind down in Tuesday’s game. (Photos courtesy Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone). Santiago’s memorable season came to end Tuesday night when the No. 6-seeded Cavaliers lost to No. 11 Bernstein 59-47 in the opening round of the CIF Division IV state boys Read More
