Category: Sports News

Coach Chris Conlin ‘put others ahead of himself’ former player says at celebration of life

Coach Chris Conlin was honored Saturday at Friends Church in Yorba Linda. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). An estimated 400 to 500 friends of Coach Chris Conlin including family members, former players, coaches who worked with Conlin and acquaintances during his life showed up Saturday at Friends Church in Read More

Irvine softball team advances to quarterfinal round of CIF playoffs with road victory

Irvine’s softball team after a second round CIF playoff victory Monday. (Photo courtesy Irvine softball). Irvine High School’s softball team advanced to the quarterfinal round of the CIF Division 5 playoffs with an 8-4 victory over Highland in the second round Monday in Palmdale. Coach Jim Knapp’s Vaqueros (10-16 overall) Read More

Orange County boys volleyball teams selected for inaugural CIF state championships

Jackson Cryst leads Sage Hill School’s boys volleyball team into the state tournament Tuesday. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Orange County teams have been selected for the inaugural CIF Boys Volleyball State Championships, CIF state officials announced Sunday. In past years, only a Southern California and Northern California championships Read More

Kennedy’s return to glory: Fighting Irish capture CIF title with win over Esperanza

Kennedy seniors Seth Sainz (left) and Logan Benda (right), following the Fighting Irish’s victory. (PHOTOS: Adam Kunin, For OC Sports Zone). For the first time since 2017, Kennedy High School’s boys volleyball team is a CIF Southern Section champion. In a highly competitive affair Saturday afternoon, the Fighting Irish defeated Read More