Santa Ana High School’s boys basketball coach Rick Mares. (PHOTO: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Santa Ana High School’s new boys basketball coach Rick Mares is excited about leading the Saints. Mares, a graduate of Santa Ana and a former player for the Saints, has been an assistant Read More
Foothill Coach Doug Case met with his players for the last time as head coach Friday. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Foothill and Palos Verdes football teams battled it out in the semifinal round of the CIF Division 5 playoffs Friday night at Tustin. Palos Verdes rallied Read More
Crean Lutheran captured the tourney title Saturday. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, John Luciano). Crean Lutheran High School’s girls basketball team led by first year Coach Kyle Rouse defeated Sunny Hills 45-32 to capture the championship at the La Mirada Tournament of Champions Saturday. Sydnee Norwood scored 17 points, Aubri Read More
LUIS MACIAS TOURNAMENT SAN JUAN HILLS 62, TRABUCO HILLS 48: The Stallions finished the week 4-0 to win the tournament at Santa Ana High School led by tournament MVP Mason Hodges, who had 25 points. CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS AND STORY NEWPORT HARBOR 86, BONITA 53: The Sailors captured fifth Read More
San Juan Hills players and coaches celebrate after capturing the title at the Luis Macias Tournament. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). San Juan Hills boys basketball team sprinted to an 11-0 lead out of the gate and went on to defeat South Coast League rival Trabuco Hills Read More
Scores from Friday, Nov. 22 LUIS MACIAS TOURNAMENT AT SANTA ANA TRABUCO HILLS 61, LAGUNA HILLS 53: Tai Gan had 25 points, Scott Warnick nine points, Jax Salazar eight points to lead the Mustangs, who will face South Coast League rival San Juan Hills Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Read More
Portola players including Malachi Moore (26), Anthony Riccardi (23), Diego Reyna (5) and Nash Luper (3) celebrate after a CIF semifinal playoff victory over Baldwin Park Friday night. (Photos courtesy Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone). Portola High School’s football team added another chapter to its historic season Friday night Read More
Foothill running back Nathan Gouvion takes off for a gain as Palos Verdes defensive back Jack Demoss pursues in the second quarter Friday night. (PHOTOS: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Palos Verdes rallied for a late fourth quarter touchdown and defeated Foothill 27-24 in a CIF Division 5 Read More
(GRAPHIC: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Follow us on X @ocsportszone.com for updates and check back for coverage and final scores. Enjoy the games! —Tim Burt and Gabriel Calderon, OC Sports Zone DIVISION 1 Mater Dei at Centennial Corona Orange Lutheran at St. John Bosco DIVISION 2 Yorba Linda Read More
Irvine athletes from left Drake Brito, Joshua Campbell, Daphne Garcia, Abigail Sasaki and Cooper Stearns. (Photos courtesy Irvine athletics). Five Irvine High School athletes signed letters this week to continue their careers in college, according to Athletic Director Gabriel Cota. To see the slide show, click on the first photo: Read More
