Woodbridge players celebrate the walk-off victory Monday at Ryan Lemmon Stadium. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Woodbridge High School’s baseball team pushed across two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning Monday afternoon to defeat Kennedy 3-2 in a non-league game on a walk-off sacrifice fly at Ryan Read More
Santa Ana’s Ashley Mendoza and Alexandra Sanchez of Hillcrest fight for the loose ball Saturday. (Photos courtesy Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone). Santa Ana’s girls basketball team’s bid for a state championship came to an end Saturday night as the Saints fell to No. 3-seeded Hillcrest of Riverside 48-33 Read More
BOYS DIVISION I Sierra Canyon 68, JSerra 64 (2 OTs) GIRLS OPEN DIVISION Etiwanda 67, Mater Dei 57 DIVISION II Monache 55, Portola 43 DIVISION V Hillcrest 48, Santa Ana 33 DIVISION I SAGE HILL 59, BRENTWOOD 39: No. 2-seed Sage Hill played lockdown defense at home and defeated in Read More
CYPRESS 1, EL MODENA 0 (9 innings): The Centurions (3-3, 2-0) captured their second straight Crestview League shutout win with a victory over El Modena Saturday. Nick Nelson earned the win in relief for Coach John Weber’s Centurions. Tate Belfanti pitched the first 4 1/3 innings for Cypress. Drew Slevcove Read More
CdM pitcher Stevie Jones fires a pitch Friday against Tesoro. (Photos courtesy CdM baseball). Corona del Mar High School’s baseball team remained undefeated defeating Tesoro 8-0 Friday afternoon in a non-league game at CdM. Stevie Jones (3-0) recorded his third win of the season for the Sea Kings. Jones went Read More
Saddleback’s Diego Enriquez throws a pitch during Friday’s non-league game. (Photo courtesy Steve Salazar @nxt_up_oc). Saddleback High School senior Diego Enriquez threw a no-hitter leading Saddleback High School’s baseball team to a 17-0 non-league victory over Morningside Friday at Saddleback, according to assistant athletic director Nick Diuliu. Enriquez (2-1) struck Read More
Crean Lutheran’s Hunter Kaplan attempts a 3-point shot over Mira Costa’s Bryson Bryker Tuesday night in the CIF Division I State Regional. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, John Luciano and Samantha Burgett). Crean Lutheran High School’s boys basketball team ended the season losing to Mira Costa 61-48 in the first Read More
BOYS DIVISION I JSERRA 79, CARLSBAD 54: Brannon Martinsen had 25 points, BJ Davis-Ray had 20 points and Jarne Eyenga 15 points to lead the Lions (24-10). The No. 4-seeded Lions move on to play at top-seeded Sierra Canyon Saturday in the regional semifinals. Redondo Union 91, Los Alamitos 66 Read More
Santa Ana Coach Dana Nguyen talks to the Saints during a timeout in Saturday’s CIF finals. (PHOTO: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Santa Ana High School’s girls basketball team captured a 49-36 road victory over No. 2-seeded University Prep on the road Thursday night in the second round Read More
Cooper Stearns is congratulated by Irvine teammates after a home CIF playoff game. (Photo courtesy Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone). Irvine High School boys basketball team, despite losing to Francis Parker 63-61 in the opening round of the CIF State Division II regionals Tuesday night, had a season to Read More
