Category: Top Stories

PHOTOS: Western Christian advances with CIF playoff victory over Segerstrom

Christopher Arteaga of Segerstrom tries to get past two Western Christian defenders. (Photos courtesy Mark Bausman, For OC Sports Zone). Western Christian High School’s boys basketball team advanced to the second round of the CIF 4AA playoffs defeating Segerstrom 64-48 Wednesday night at Western Christian. To see the slide show, Read More

Christian Bale breaks ground on Southern California foster home project

Christian Bale broke ground Wednesday on a project he’s been pursuing for 16 years- building a dozen homes and a community center in Los Angeles County intended to keep siblings in foster care together. The Oscar winner stood with a grin and a shovel full of dirt alongside local politicians Read More

Student Artists Can Apply by February 16 to the Newport Beach Student Art Exhibition

Calling all student artists! The City of Newport Beach Arts Commission has announced the return of the Student Art Exhibition. This annual event is an opportunity for students grades pre-K through 12 to showcase their creativity. Artists may submit one original work of art (two-dimensional format only) that will be Read More

Visit Newport Beach Gambles on First-Ever Drone Light Show Following Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas

Visit Newport Beach drone show for Super Bowl Sunday Superbowl LVIII may be held in Las Vegas this year but Visit Newport Beach – the City of Newport Beach’s official Destination Marketing Organization – will score a touchdown thanks to a unique concept that Visit Newport Beach will unveil on Read More

CIF boys basketball playoff highlights and final scores for OC teams on Wednesday, Feb. 7

(Graphic: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone) DIVISION 1 Notre Dame Sherman Oaks 74, Crean Lutheran 64 (OT) West Ranch 67, Edison 52 Santa Margarita 72, Oxnard 55: Dallas Washington scored 22 points, Cameron McNamee 16 points, DeMarco Johnson 14 points and Brayden Kyman added nine rebounds for the Read More