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Jailynn Robinson helps Orange Lutheran girls water polo team pull away from Foothill in CIF-Southern Section Open Division playoff opener
COSTA MESA – Different year, new playoff format, same exceptional effort from Jailynn Robinson. Although Orange Lutheran begin its pursuit of a third consecutive CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls water polo title competing Thursday night in a pool-play match against Santa Ana Foothill instead of its usual single-elimination contest... Read more
Newport Harbor girls water polo team steps up on defense in second half to secure CIF-Southern Section Open Division victory against Long Beach Wilson
NEWPORT BEACH – Even with the new pool-play format this season in the CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls water polo playoffs, Newport Harbor is still treating every match as if it is a single-elimination contest, requiring the third-seeded Sailors to string together four consecutive victories in order to capture... Read more
Aliyahna “Puff” Morris scores 34 points against Los Osos to lead Etiwanda girls basketball team to 25th consecutive Baseline League championship
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – Even after splitting its first eight contests, including the program’s first three-game losing streak since 2021, the Etiwanda High girls basketball team never wavered in its confidence or lacked conviction in its belief that the group would be in championship contention once again come February and... Read more
Top-ranked Ontario Christian girls basketball team completes remarkable regular-season run by defeating Lynwood in featured game of Palisades Riptide Showcase
REDONDO BEACH – For a young group that has been in the spotlight and played in front of large crowds in big venues no matter where it has competed in California or anywhere else across the country, the top-ranked Ontario Christian girls basketball team still values the opportunity to... Read more
Mater Dei, Orange Lutheran girls water polo teams earn top two seeds in Southern Section Open Division playoffs
Mater Dei and Orange Lutheran received the top two seeds in the CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls water polo playoffs, which will be contested for the first time this season using a pool-play format for the eight-team competition, following a single-elimination bracket the past three years. Pool-play matches are... Read more
Kyla Pranajaya, Jailynn Robinson come up with clutch blocks against Mater Dei to lift Orange Lutheran girls water polo team to third consecutive Trinity League title
SANTA ANA – Even for a program that had won back-to-back Trinity League girls water polo titles and consecutive CIF-Southern Section Open Division championships, Orange Lutheran High showcased a significant amount of pride Tuesday night in its regular-season finale against top-ranked Mater Dei. With the Monarchs winning their previous... Read more
Cathedral Catholic completes dominant run to second Open Division girls volleyball state crown in three years
ORANGE – Mae Kordas showed compassion Saturday night when it came to the Cathedral Catholic senior standout sparing the life of a spider. Unfortunately for Archbishop Mitty, Kordas was relentless and unforgiving when it came to her attacking and blocking during the CIF State Girls Volleyball Open Division Championships.... Read more
Newport Harbor outlasts JSerra to win third CIF-Southern Section Open Division boys water polo title
Newport Harbor knew that in order to get a third CIF-Southern Section Open Division boys water polo title, the biggest challenge for the Sailors would be to overcome reigning champion JSerra. Although Newport Harbor had won its first 30 matches in overwhelming and dominant fashion, in order to secure... Read more
Breakthrough Statement | Dougherty Valley Basketball Wins First NCS Title
Seniors Lead The Way As Dougherty Valley Basketball Solidifies Its Standing As North Coast Section’s Best With Open Championship Win • Dougherty Valley basketball coach Mike Hansen handed Ryan Beasley the scissors and pointed upward.  Four years after beginning his Dougherty Valley High basketball career on the Saint Mary’s... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 17: “Open” To Discussion
De La Salle Coach Justin Alumbaugh Joins The Show To Talk Spartans, Playoff Models, And Facing Longtime Foe Pittsburg In The NCS Open Final This Week • With long time foes De La Salle and Pittsburg meeting this week to decide the North Coast Section Open Division final, hosts... Read more