IRVINE — UC Irvine got its first look at the team that has dominated Big West Conference baseball in 2022, and like most teams were duly impressed. No. 25 UC Santa Barbara improved to 32-10 overall and 20-2 in conference play with a 2-0 victory over the Anteaters on Friday night at Cicerone Field, Gaucho ace…
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Jackson Hines scored six goals Friday to lead Foothill to a 13-5 win over Agoura in the quarterfinals of the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 boys lacrosse playoffs at Agoura High. Foothill (18-4) trailed 2-0 early, but went on a scoring run in the second quarter to take control of the game. Gavin Griswold scored three…
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LOS ANGELES — Maybe the Kings just aren’t ready for this yet. After the euphoria of stealing one on the road in Game 1, they’ve fallen to earth with a thud in Games 2 and 3 of their first playoff series in four seasons. A 6-0 debacle in Edmonton on Wednesday night was followed by…
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Scores from the CIF-SS boys tennis playoff matches Friday, and the updated schedule for the next round. CIF-SS BOYS TENNIS PLAYOFFS OPEN DIVISION Quarterfinals, Friday University 14, Harvard-Westlake 4 Woodbridge 9, Peninsula 9 (Woodbridge won on games 72-66) Calabasas 11, Palos Verdes 7 Corona del Mar 10, Claremont 8 Semifinals, Wednesday, 3 p.m. Woodbridge at…
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YUCAIPA – El Dorado baseball coach Matt Lucas had his top three pitchers ready to go for the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs on Friday. Yucaipa coach Ralph Grajeda had his barrel chart to look at following the game. El Dorado took advantage of some Yucaipa errors and eventually broke…
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LOS ANGELES — At the fore of a series in which matchups have become paramount lies a battle between professor and protege, that of Kings coach Todd McLellan and his former assistant, Jay Woodcroft, who now guides the Edmonton Oilers. The two shared a bench in San Jose and then in Edmonton, both times with…
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MISSION VIEJO – Trinity League coaches and athletes say it all the time, that playing in that league is a great way to prepare for what’s to come. “Every single game is a like a playoff game,” said Santa Margarita junior first baseman Luke Lavin. “You can’t take a pitch off, you can’ take a…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now MISSION VIEJO — Santa Margarita’s boys and girls swimming teams maintained their status as the fastest in the CIF Southern Section, and did it with style points Friday. The Trinity League school set several records, including a national independent mark, to help highlight…
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ANAHEIM ― The primary task of a leadoff hitter is to get on base. Ten years ago, the Angels found someone who was well-suited to the task. Ironically, Mike Trout has not batted leadoff on a regular basis since his historic 2012 season, when he won the American League Rookie of the Year award. All…
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Vince Velasquez feels like everything is clicking. The right-hander had his second straight strong start for the Chicago White Sox, allowing one run in five innings in a 4-2 victory against the Boston Red Sox in the series opener Friday in front of 30,944 at Fenway Park. Velasquez surrendered three hits, struck out two and…
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