TUSTIN >> The Foothill boys lacrosse team displayed its dominant defense Tuesday in a 10-8 win over St. Margaret’s in the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 semifinals at Tustin High. Foothill (19-4) will play Corona del Mar for the Division 1 championship Friday night at Downey High. CdM defeated Mater Dei 9-5 in the other semifinal…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now SANTA ANA — Orange Lutheran freshman Kai Minor saw the ball skip past third base and knew she could race home with the winning run. So did Lancers softball coach Steve Miklos. “(Her) speed is awesome,” he said. “She’s the real deal.” Minor…
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REDLANDS – With a 4-1 lead over Redlands Citrus Valley, Newport Harbor baseball coach Josh Lee decided a new look was in order. Newport Harbor starting pitcher Sam DiCarlo hit Citrus Valley shortstop Cy Robinson in the left shoulder with a pitch. That loaded the bases with one out in the fifth inning. It wasn’t…
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LONG BEACH — After struggling defensively, including a first-inning error that contributed to a run scored, Millikan softball player Mikaela Pacheco wanted to redeem herself Tuesday for what she called an “embarrassing” start to the Rams’ CIF Southern Section Division 2 second-round playoff game against La Habra. “I felt like I had to make up…
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A 657-acre vegetation fire at Camp Pendleton producing smoke plumes in Southern California was contained Tuesday evening, May 10. The fire was reported around 4:40 p.m. around the U.S. Marine Corps. training facility’s Romeo 3 training area, east of San Onofre State Beach, said Camp Pendleton representatives in a tweet. The fire was contained at 8:48 p.m., representatives…
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ANAHEIM ― More than any one player, the Angels’ hopes for their 2022 season rested on their pitching staff. They spent $21 million last winter on one pitcher, former All-Star Noah Syndergaard. They used another $6.75 million to sign another, Orange County native Michael Lorenzen. They demoted holdover Jaime Barría to the bullpen and gave…
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – Jonathan Mendez’s three-run double in the fifth inning Tuesday helped lift JSerra to a 4-2 victory over Capistano Valley in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 1 baseball playoffs at JSerra High. The Lions (20-10) advance to the quarterfinals Friday. They will play Harvard-Westlake at O’Malley Family Field in Encino.…
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The SoCal Indie Bestseller List for the sales week ended May 8 is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of Southern California, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Sea of Tranquility: Emily St. John Mandel 2. City on Fire: Don Winslow 3. Lessons in…
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When an announcement went out over the loud speaker at Beckman High School on Tuesday that Orange County Superintendent Al Mijares and Tustin Unified district officials were making a campus visit, science teacher Tracy Dawson assumed some sort of school drill was to follow. But a peek out the window revealed the familiar faces of…
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PITTSBURGH — The Dodgers are the only team averaging five runs per game in baseball’s suppressed offensive environment – 5.21 after Tuesday’s 11-1 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates – and have scored 50 while winning seven of their past eight games. And they’re doing this with one arm tied behind their backs? “It’s pretty amazing,”…
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