COSTA MESA >> Competition among friends can be an intriguing yet difficult task to tackle. In a battle that pitted two colleagues, Tesoro’s boys volleyball coach Pat Eaton and Servite coach Matt Marrujo, and their respective programs against each other, it was the Titans who came out on top. Tesoro beat the top-seeded Friars in…
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Angels starting pitcher Chase Silseth throws to the plate during the first inning of his major league debut against the Oakland Athletics on Friday night in Oakland. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) Oakland A’s starting pitcher Daulton Jefferies throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against the Angels on Friday…
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Drew Smith was responsible for only one run earned run Friday night, but it turned out to be a killer. After being handed the ball following starter Max Scherzer’s stellar 7-inning, 1-run outing, Smith walked the first two batters of the eighth inning. He then gave up a single to Ty France, allowing the Seattle…
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Chicago White Sox starter Vince Velasquez was one out away from a scoreless first inning Friday against the New York Yankees. Standing in his way: the hot-hitting Giancarlo Stanton. The cleanup hitter continued his tear with a two-run home run, his third of the series. Velasquez surrendered three homers in five innings as the Yankees…
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CORONA >> Matt Kim had a shaky start on defense but Fullerton’s shortstop found a way to stay solid at the plate. The 5-foot-10 senior made five errors but had three hits as Fullerton kept its wild postseason alive with a 14-9 victory over Santiago in a CIF-Southern Section Division 4 quarterfinal playoff game. Fullerton’s…
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RANCHO CUCAMONGA — The Etiwanda baseball program is back in familiar territory this season. The Eagles struggled last season (12-14) and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2013. Etiwanda has bounced back in a big way this season. The Eagles reclaimed the Baseline League title and are in the midst…
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Scores from the CIF-SS baseball playoff games Friday, and the updated pairings and schedule for the semifinals. CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS DIVISION 1 Quarterfinals, Friday Notre Dame/SO 5, Orange Lutheran 4 (8 innings) Huntington Beach 12, Foothill 5 Villa Park 4, Cypress 2 JSerra 6, Harvard-Westlake 1 Semifinals, Tuesday, 3:15 p.m. Notre Dame/SO at Huntington…
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Twenty-six years. Sixteen coaches. Ten general managers, including Dale Tallon twice and one set of brothers, Bryan and Terry Murray. There were five owners, not counting the group of eight investors briefly fronted by beloved Miami quarterback Bernie Kosar, who said hockey was his, “first and special love” before fading away to the bigger wallet…
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DOWNEY >> The Foothill girls lacrosse team cruised Friday to an 18-9 win over Santa Margarita at Downey High School to win its second consecutive CIF-Southern Section Division 1 championship. Foothill (21-1) won the inaugural CIF-SS Division 1 championship last season and has a 43-1 record in the last three seasons. “They care about each…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. ENCINO — JSerra junior Andrew Lamb was honored by the small exchange he had with his coach in the sixth inning with the game knotted at one apiece against Harvard-Westlake. “Coach (Brett) Kay told me to do something special,” Lamb recalled. “He…
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