LOS ANGELES — Forner UCLA star Alison Lee shot a 5-under-par 66 on Thursday afternoon at breezy Wilshire Country Club to take the first-round lead in the DIO Implant LA Open. The resurgent Lee had the lone bogey-free round of the day in testing conditions with the wind gusting to 25 mph to start the…
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LOS ANGELES –– With heat at their backs and a less competitive opponent in their faces, the Kings handled their business in a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena, moving closer to securing a playoff berth. Elsewhere in the division, the Calgary Flames won to clinch first place in…
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SANTA ANA >> Zach Brown had already helped the Villa Park baseball team win a game in the Boras Classic South with his bat. In the semifinal Thursday between Villa Park and Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks, Brown got the job done with his arm Brown pitched a complete-game in a 2-1 victory at Mater…
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Costa Mesa police are investigating the fatal shootings of four ducks in TeWinkle Park. Police were called Monday about the shooting of a mallard, a Pekin duck and two Muscovy ducks known as Mr. Chipper and Grace, according to Debbie McGuire of the Wetlands and Wildlife Center, which is helping police with the investigation by…
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Citing nearly two decades of failure to develop fair and comprehensive hiring practices and ethics policies, the State Auditor’s Office on Thursday, April 21, asked the governor and legislators to step in to assist in holding the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California accountable. “Although MWD agreed to develop comprehensive hiring procedures nearly 20 years…
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A Laguna Niguel man was arrested after arson investigators determined a string of fires along Ortega Highway were set intentionally, officials said. A joint investigation between the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Orange County Fire Authority, Cal Fire, and U.S. Forest Service lead detectives to Homayon Farnoodymeher, 46, after evidence was found. The sheriff’s department declined…
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LA HABRA – There was no way La Habra senior Reese Ruvalcaba was going to let rival Sonora back in the Freeway League title chase, and she made sure with her own home run derby. Ruvalcaba slugged a two-run homer in the second inning and a three-run homer in the third. Reese Ruvalcaba #4 of…
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LOS ANGELES — Last season was a disheartening one for the USC defense. A unit many expected to take the next step under then-defensive coordinator Todd Orlando instead regressed in confounding areas. Even the pass rush, expected to be the strength of the entire USC team, was confoundingly ineffective as the Trojans struggled with the…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now VILLA PARK — Sydney Somerndike returned to form on Thursday, and so did Villa Park’s softball team. The Arizona-bound pitcher fired a one-hitter with 12 strikeouts and also singled twice to lead the No. 4-ranked Spartans to a much-needed 2-0 victory against No.…
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IRVINE >> The Woodbridge baseball team Thursday beat Beckman 4-3 at Ryan Lemmon Stadium to remain in the race for its second consecutive Pacific Coast League championship. Woodbridge (18-7, 12-3) is one game behind Beckman (19-6, 13-2) in the standings with one more meeting between the two teams on Monday. Both teams have two other…
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