Category: Sports News

PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran stays tied for first place with decisive victory over La Habra

Crean Lutheran’s Caleb Bey breaks away for a touchdown Friday night. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs: Wendy Rueter, Amy Temple and Samantha Burgett). Another stellar performance by highly-heralded junior quarterback Caden Jones led Crean Lutheran to a 56-21 Epsilon League victory over defending champion La Habra Friday night on homecoming Read More

PHOTOS: Orange holds on for dramatic Foxtrot League victory over Northwood

Orange sophomore quarterback Star Thomas throws a 33-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Adam Maldonado with under a minute in the second quarter to pull the Panthers ahead before halftime. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). With the regular season winding down, each remaining game takes on added Read More

PHOTOS: Portola and Katella football squads prepared for Omicron League game

Portola head coach Peter Abe addresses his team one final time before taking the field for warmups before Friday night’s game against Katella. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Before Friday night’s Omicron League game, Portola and Katella players went through rigorous workouts. Portola won the game 38-0 Read More

Fullerton girls flag football team captures league crown, gets ready for CIF playoffs

Fullerton’s flag football team after a summer tournament. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Fullerton High School’s girls flag football team completed the regular season Monday with a 43-7 Empire League victory over Tustin. The Indians earned the league title with a 12-0 record and are 20-7 entering the CIF Read More

PHOTOS: Ayden Morales, Segerstrom teammates celebrate key win over Esperanza

Segerstrom’s Ayden Morales finds the end zone for one of his four touchdowns Friday night. (Photos courtesy Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone). Segerstrom senior Ayden Morales has had many memorable games in his outstanding football career with the Jaguars. Friday’s game, in which he rushed for four touchdowns including Read More

PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran rolls up big passing yards in road win over El Dorado

Crean Lutheran’s Dillon Booth evades defenders Friday night vs. El Dorado. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, John Luciano). By JAKE RHODES For OC Sports Zone There were two aerial pieces of art at work on Friday night, the pink and gold Southern California sunset, and Crean Lutheran’s passing attack led Read More

Strong defense and effective run game lifts Beckman to road win over Sunny Hills

Leading Beckman to the win Friday were (from left) Makhi Czaykowski, Xavier Musselman-Cano, Sawyer Nickelson, Zak Hazboun and Noah Nam. (PHOTOS: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). Beckman’s football team used a powerful running attack and a tenacious defense to defeat Sunny Hills 35-14 in a Lambda League game Friday Read More

PHOTOS: Field goal in final seconds lifts Calvary Chapel past Estancia in league thriller

Jett Rauch (left) and Waldo Castrejon led Calvary Chapel to a victory Thursday night. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Calvary Chapel’s football team couldn’t have asked for a better finish to its homecoming celebration Thursday night in a Sigma League showdown with Estancia at Segerstrom. Junior place-kicker Jett Rauch Read More