Jordyn Norwood of Crean Lutheran brings the ball up in Saturday’s final. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, John Luciano and Howard Lyon). Crean Lutheran High School’s girls basketball team reached the finals of the Sunny Hills Tournament Saturday before losing to ML King High School 63-52. “The final against King Read More
Segerstrom Coach Rex Gonzales before last week’s non-league road game. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC SportsZone). Segerstrom High School’s boys basketball team captured a 56-52 non-league victory over Saddleback Monday night, earning high marks from first-year head coach Rex Gonzales. Ethan Pech and Gello Ramirez each had 11 points to lead Read More
NON-LEAGUE ALISO NIGUEL 65, TESORO 54: Aliso Niguel (10-2) was led by Jay Keys with 21 points. Wyatt Richmond had 11 points and Jayden Mysin and Noah Shihad 10 points each. Tesoro (10-4) was led by Dean Mika, who had 15 points. Randell Wandji had seven points and Riley Konick Read More
NORTH OC CHAMPIONSHIPS CANYON 69, PACIFICA CHRISTIAN 62: Canyon captured the tournament title Saturday. EJ Spillman led Pacifica Christian with 25 points and six assists. Michael Noel added 17 points and five rebounds for the Tritons (8-3). CYPRESS 61, MURRIETA VALLEY 53: The Centurions (10-4) were led by Ryan Gov Read More
Portola Coach Peter Abe accepts the CIF runner-up trophy Saturday night. (PHOTOS: Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone). Portola High School’s football team celebrated its best season in school history with some memorable victories en route to its first CIF title and first Southern California regional championship. The Bulldogs finally Read More
Mater Dei players and coaching staff celebrate after claiming a second consecutive CIF State Open Division title. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone) Mater Dei High School’s football team left no doubt that it’s the No. 1 team in the nation as the Monarchs cruised to a 37-15 victory Read More
Mater Dei players and coaching staff celebrate after claiming their second consecutive CIF State Open Division title. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone) Mater Dei High School’s football team left no doubt that it’s the No. 1 team in the nation as the Monarchs cruised to a 37-15 Read More
The Edison Chargers led by Matt Lopez and Coach Jeff Grady pose with the CIF State Championship Trophy following a 21-14 win over Central from Fresno Saturday evening. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone.) The Edison High School football players will talk about this game for a long time. Read More
(GRAPHIC: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone) It’s another big day for three Orange County high school teams as Edison, Portola and Mater Dei go for CIF state titles. Check back throughout the day for updates and then coverage later Saturday with photos and stories. Tom Connolly and Fernando Read More
NON-LEAGUE FOOTHILL 48, TUSTIN 36: The Knights won their fifth game in a row in the crosstown series Friday night at Foothill. Danny Kennard had 16 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks, Lorenzo Turner had 16 points and four steals, Kai Nixon had seven points, three assists and three steals Read More
