Santa Margarita Cowboys celebrate after a victory this season. (Photo courtesy Santa Margarita Cowboys). The Santa Margarita Pop Warner 14-and-under youth football team, the Cowboys, coached by Mark Graves, is headed to Orlando, Fla. to compete among the top eight teams in the nation. The Cowboys have had a memorable Read More
Mater Dei, Edison and Portola football teams have been selected to compete in the CIF Regional Football Championship Bowl Games, officials announced Sunday. Games will be held on Friday, Dec. 6 and Saturday, Dec. 7 at host sites. There are 56 teams invited. MATER DEI Mater Dei, which captured the Read More
FEAST WEEK CREAN LUTHERAN 91, MARINA 80: Crean Lutheran (3-0) was led by Hunter Caplan who had 29 points, five assists and six 3-pointers. Jacob Majok had 23 points and 12 rebounds and Will Malual 19 points and 10 rebounds. Crean Lutheran plays Leuzinger next Tuesday at Redondo Union. FOOTHILL Read More
Irvine players and coaches after winning the Rancho Alamitos Tournament title Saturday. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). After coming up short in the finals of the Rancho Alamitos Tournament the past two years, Irvine High School’s boys basketball team completed the mission Saturday night defeating Tustin 44-32 in the Read More
Edison players celebrate after winning CIF Division 3 title Friday night. (PHOTOS: Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone). Motivation perhaps played a big role for Edison High School’s football team, which upset top-seeded Simi Valley 35-21 to capture the CIF Division 3 championship Friday night at Huntington Beach. The third-seeded Read More
Mater Dei players, coaches and supporters celebrate after Friday’s CIF final. (PHOTO: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). Mater Dei High School’s football team is once again atop of the football world by virtue of a 31-24 victory over St. John Bosco in the CIF Division 1 championship game Friday Read More
Portola players including No. 8 Timmy Grettenberg, celebrate after winning the CIF Division 11 title. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Portola High School’s football players were sick of losing after dropping the first five games of the 2024 season. The Bulldogs certainly don’t have that feeling any Read More
(GRAPHIC/PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). It’s a big night for three Orange County high school as Mater Dei (Division 1), Edison (Division 3) and Portola (Division 11) go for CIF football titles. Check back for score updates and follow us on X (@ocsportszone) for updates throughout the Read More
(PHOTO: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). CIF football finals schedule for games on Friday, Nov. 29 and Saturday, Nov. 30. All games 7 p.m. Three OC teams in CIF finals (Click on links for stories): Edison vs. Simi Valley Portola vs. El Rancho Mater Dei vs. St. John Read More
RANCHO ALAMITOS TOURNAMENT IRVINE 57, VALENCIA 47: The Vaqueros (3-1) were led by Cooper Stearns, who had 24 points, 17 rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Holden Stearns added 11 points and Ali Dal seven points and four rebounds. Irvine moves on to the semifinals Friday night at 7:30. NON-LEAGUE Read More
