Villa Park Spartans after Friday’s league victory over Cypress. (PHOTOS: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). Villa Park junior left fielder Dominic Gutierrez’s two-out grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning broke a tie game and propelled the Spartans to a 5-3 victory over Cypress in a thrilling Read More
Irvine players get ready to douse Coach Gabriel Cota (upper right) with ice water after Friday’s PCL win. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Irvine High School baseball players have a favorite saying lately: “Lets have some fun,” which is what they chanted often in the dugout during Friday’s Pacific Read More
Mia Tamkoc of Woodbridge tossed her second no-hitter of the season this week. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Woodbridge senior Mia Tamkoc pitched her second no-hitter of the year Wednesday in the Warriors 10-0 Pacific Coast League softball victory over Northwood, according to Coach Jerry Rose. Tamkoc did not Read More
Mia Tamkoc of Woodbridge tossed her second no-hitter of the season this week. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Woodbridge senior Mia Tamkoc pitched her second no-hitter of the year Wednesday in the Warriors 10-0 Pacific Coast League victory over Northwood, according to Coach Jerry Rose. Tamkoc did not allow Read More
Guy Lemmon of the Ryan Lemmon Foundation talks to players who competed in the Orange County All-Star Game last season. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Coaches for the 57th annual Orange County All-Star Baseball Game at the Great Park Stadium on Wednesday, June 4, were announced this week. The Read More
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE IRVINE 6, WOODBRIDGE 3: The Vaqueros captured the first of a two-game series with a win on Wednesday at Ryan Lemmon Stadium. “It was a great win for us against a quality opponent,” said Irvine Coach Gabriel Cota. “Any time this rivalry game is played it’s a Read More
Fullerton players celebrate after Wednesday’s win over Garden Grove. (PHOTOS: Tom Connolly, For OC Sports Zone). Katelynn Mathews and Analise Barrios combined to pitch a one-hitter to lead Fullerton High School’s softball team to an 11-0 victory over Garden Grove in a Golden Empire League game Wednesday afternoon at Fullerton. Read More
Crean Lutheran relief pitcher Griffin Theetge (right) celebrates Wednesday’s win with third baseman Jayce DeJong. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, Ted Rigoni). Crean Lutheran High School’s baseball team survived a comeback by Yorba Linda to capture a 4-3 Freeway League victory Wednesday on a hot afternoon at Crean Lutheran. The Read More
EMPIRE LEAGUE FULLERTON 4, OCEAN VIEW 3: The league-leading Indians (12-5-1, 3-0) were led by Lazer Rojas, who was 2 for 4 with two RBI, a walk and a walk off-single. Malachi Meni was 2 for 4 with a run scored and a double and Mason Park was 2 for Read More
Players from Santa Ana High Schools took part in a 3-point shooting contest. (PHOTO: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). A popular community sporting event in Santa Ana, the Santa Ana Prep Basketball Classic, will return next year, but could be played on a different day than in the Read More
