Christian Manalo (left) talks to Huntington Beach Coach Tino Zaragoza after a game last season. (Photo: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). After three seasons as head varsity boys basketball coach at Northwood High School, Christian Manalo said Friday he has resigned to coach at Diamond Bar, his alma mater. Northwood Read More
Marina coach Charlie TeGantvoort talks to his team after a game last season. (Photo courtesy Mark Bausman). Marina High School’s football team, under Coach Charlie TeGantvoort, made big strides last year, capturing the Big Four League title with a 3-0 record and advancing into the CIF playoffs. Marina was 6-5 Read More
BOYS St. Margaret’s High School senior attack player Austin Hicks was named CIF Division 1 player of the year and coach Brian Kelly was named coach of the year after leading the Tartans to the Division 1 title. OC players honored on the first team: DIVISION 1 Ayden Sanchez, Aliso Read More
Bailen Hoang with Harry Stahl (right) and University Coach Wesley Shaw. (Photo courtesy University baseball). University High School baseball player Bailen Hoang received the Ethan “Boomer” Stahl Most Inspirational Player of the Year Award at the Trojans annual awards banquet. Hoang, who was an outfielder for the Trojans, will be Read More
Pitchers Zach Ireland (Beckman) and Paul Grossman (Northwood) have been named the co-most valuable players for the Pacific Coast League baseball team. Ireland, who is headed to UC Davis, led Beckman to the CIF Division 3 championship in his senior year. Grossman, a USC commit, led Northwood to the Pacific Read More
Deanna Manning Stadium, home of the CIF softball finals. (Photo: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Pacifica High School infielder Kaniya Bragg was named the player of the year and Mariners’ Coach Tony Arduino was named championship coach of the year for CIF Division 1. The two helped lead Pacifica to the Read More
Raul Lara answers questions during Wednesday’s press conference on campus. (Photo courtesy Mater Dei Athletics). Mater Dei High School’s new football coach Raul Lara knows what it takes to field a winning team: included in his resume are five CIF titles leading Long Beach Poly. In 13 years at Poly, Read More
Segerstrom, led by Noah Tagaloa (carrying the flag) takes the field for a game last season. (Photos courtesy Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone). Segerstrom High School’s football team, coached by Joseph Tagaloa, began its CIF required two week dead period this week. The Jaguars will start preparing for the Read More
University players and coaches celebrate after winning the state title. (Photo courtesy University tennis). It was quite year for the University High School boys tennis team, which added another collection to the trophy case by winning the inaugural CIF boys state championship. The team, coached by John Kessler, was also Read More
Zach Ireland of Beckman (Division 3) and Carter Senglaub from Oxford Academy (Division 7) were named CIF baseball players of the year after leading their teams to CIF titles. In addition, Beckman Coach Kevin Lavalle and Oxford Academy Coach Cory Williams were named coaches of the year for their divisions. Read More
