Tray Poker didn’t give much thought to the chance encounter he had Nov. 29 with his former work lunch buddy at the sprawling campus of the VA Loma Linda Health Care System. Poker was just arriving for work shortly after dawn that day, but his friend — Paul Alexander Warren, a former inventory management specialist…
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CIF FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES SATURDAY’S RESULTS OPEN DIVISION Mater Dei 37 vs. Concord De La Salle 15 DIVISION 1-A Edison 21, Fresno Central 14 DIVISION 2-A Palos Verdes 55, Lincoln Twelve Bridges 19 DIVISION 3A Fairfield Vanden 42, Rio Hondo Prep 41 (OT) DIVISION 4-A Sonora 52, St. Pius X-St. Matthias 34 DIVISION 5-A…
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FULLERTON — The Portola football team earned its way into the CIF State Division 6-AA championship Saturday by conquering a series of setbacks throughout the regular season and postseason. After winning the CIF-SS Division 11 and CIF Southern California Division 6-AA titles, however, the Bulldogs fell a few plays short against Arcata in the state…
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It happened a couple of times this season. Mater Dei’s football team would lose its edge. The opponent would close in or take a brief lead. Then Mater Dei would get its nasty back and win going away. On Saturday Mater Dei had a big halftime lead that was reduced to a one-score advantage in…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Mater Dei celebrates their victory over De La Salle in the CIF Open Division Championship game at Saddleback College on Dec. 4, 2024 in Mission Viejo CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) Marcus Harris #10 of Mater Dei gets past Jayden Nicholas…
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ANAHEIM — The Orange County basketball community came together Saturday at Esperanza High to take part in a special event, the Maya Enomoto Memorial Showcase. No. 1 Mater Dei defeated No. 3 Sage Hill 60-49 in the final game of the showcase, which was set up by Esperanza coach Jimmy Valverde and Mater Dei athletic director…
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The high school football season went out with a bang Saturday night with its CIF State championship games. With so much on the line, stadiums were filled with fans and teams battled each other to win the state titles. Take a look at the Southern California News Group’s collection of images from those games. And…
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This is the place to find all of OCVarsity’s stories, scores, photos, analysis and more from the CIF State championship games that were played Saturday, Dec. 14. It was a big day for three county teams — Mater Dei, Edison and Portola — that had a chance to bring home the biggest prize of the…
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Edison’s Jake Minter (17) takes the game winning touchdown into the end zone during the CIF State Division 1-A championship game between Edison High and Fresno Central High at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo on Saturday Dec. 14, 2024…..(Photo by Michael Goulding, Contributing Photographer) Edison’s Jake Minter (17) takes the game winning touchdown into the…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now MISSION VIEJO — Before The Play unfolded for Edison’s football team in the CIF State championship, middle linebacker Matt Lopez made the defensive play to set the stage for the dramatic finish Saturday. The senior broke up a fourth-and-7 pass from the Chargers…
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