BUENA PARK – Portola girls basketball coach Brian Barham was asked before his team played Buena Park on Wednesday what the Bulldogs would need to do to win. “We might lose the first six rounds,” he said. “But we’re going to win the final six rounds.” Portola fell behind by double digits early, had a…
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ORANGE — The Edison boys soccer team didn’t score the first goal in its CIF-SS Division 2 quarterfinal match against Canyon on Wednesday. However, the Chargers did score the next three and wound up hanging on for a 3-2 victory over the Comanches. Edison’s Andrew Mosham dives to block a shot by Canyon in the…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now SANTA ANA — Mater Dei’s girls basketball team absorbed another injury to its starting lineup Wednesday but showed plenty of fight to answer a major challenge by Fairmont Prep. Sophomore guard Harmony Golightly came off the bench to sink three 3-pointers in the…
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LAKE FOREST – If there was a moment that defined El Toro’s victory Wednesday over Ramona of Riverside, it took place with 6 minutes 45 seconds left in the second quarter. Bridget Boyd, who aspired for so much more this season but has been a shell of herself after knee surgery, took the ball on…
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — The San Juan Hills girls basketball team deployed multiple defensive strategies in its playoff game against Oak Park on Wednesday, but none of them seemed to work. San Juan Hills fell to Oak Park 65-49 in the CIF-SS Division 2AA quarterfinals at San Juan Hills High. The Stallions opened the game…
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Tony Davis is no longer the boys basketball coach at Servite, the school announced Wednesday. Davis coached the Friars for three seasons. They were 36-46 during his tenure — 36-16 in nonleague games, 0-30 in Trinity League games. This season Servite was 14-14 overall, 0-10 in the Trinity League and missed the CIF Southern Section…
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SANTA ANA — A man with a lengthy criminal history and a fellow gang member were charged Tuesday in a fatal drive-by shooting in Santa Ana. Santino Javier Fausto, 28, and Stephany Vuelvas, 26, were both charged with murder in the Aug. 26 shooting of 32-year-old Erik Alegria of Santa Ana in the 800 block…
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By HILLEL ITALIE, Associated Press Until a few weeks ago, the biggest news to come out of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., was its annual celebration of notable American artists. That has changed since the return of Donald Trump. In the first month of his second term, the president has ousted the arts institution’s…
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A coalition of conservation organizations has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in an attempt to stop it from allowing more drilling off the country’s coasts, including in California. The group said it is challenging President Donald Trump’s “illegal order to open protected areas of the ocean to future oil and gas leasing.” Among…
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The Galaxy filled their final open MLS U22 Initiative roster spot with the acquisition of Brazilian forward Matheus Nascimento. Nascimento, 20, joins from Botafogo in Brazil. The initial move is a loan for the 2025 season with the Galaxy holding an option to purchase. The Galaxy had to pull off a move within MLS first,…
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