Woodbridge Warriors, led by Coach Ryan Brucker, prepare for Tuesday’s CIF playoff game. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). An estimated 800 fans packed Ryan Lemmon Stadium Tuesday night to see crosstown rivals Irvine and Woodbridge battle it out in a CIF Division 4 second round baseball playoff game. Lots Read More
DIVISION 1 Norco 4, Laguna Beach 2 Villa Park 8, Aquinas 2: Jake Nobles recorded the win, allowing two runs and striking out five in five innings and Logan Hoppie earned the save with four strikeouts in two innings. Val Lopez was 3 for 4 with a run scored and Read More
Saddleback’s Bailey Wright slides in with the tying run in the sixth inning. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). After qualifying for the CIF baseball playoffs for the first time since 2006, Saddleback High School’s dream season came to a close on Tuesday afternoon. The Roadrunners (14-11-1) fell to visiting Read More
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’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
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
Deanna Manning Stadium in Irvine is the home once again of the CIF softball finals. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). DIVISION 1 Second round scores: Chino Hills 4, Huntington Beach 0 El Modena 7, Rosary Academy 5 Etiwanda 3, La Habra 1 Wednesday schedule: El Modena at Notre Dame Read More
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
Sage Hill celebrates the CIF title Saturday in Santa Barbara. (Photo courtesy Sage Hill School). It was a happy trip home Saturday from Santa Barbara for the Sage Hill School boys volleyball team. The Lightning captured a 15-8 victory in the fifth and deciding set of the CIF Division 4 Read More
Tesoro players celebrate with the championship plaque after a win over Orange Lutheran. (PHOTOS: Adam Kunin, For OC Sports Zone). Top-seed Tesoro High School boys volleyball team continued its dominant postseason run, capturing the CIF Division 3 Southern Section championship with a resounding 3-0 sweep over Orange Lutheran Saturday at Read More
