LONG BEACH — As it so often does, the chase for the Big West Conference softball title has come down to a season-ending series between rivals Cal State Fullerton and Long Beach State. And LBSU pitcher Shannon Haddad made sure the race will go down to the final day for the third year in a…
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On a visit up north last week, cornily, before going out to dinner, I put Tony Bennett on the Bluetooth speaker as I got dressed: “The loveliness of Paris seems somehow sadly gay/The glory that was Rome is of another day/I’ve been terribly alone and forgotten in Manhattan/I’m going home to my city by the…
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LOS ANGELES — Oh, sure. The resurgent, Western Conference finals-bound Lakers would have you believe they’re operating in a soundproof booth, that none of what Coach Darvin Ham characterized as “useless” and “irrelevant” noise is capable of reaching them. They’ll tell you they’re focused, locked in, that even if another playoff game is on TV,…
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SAN BERNARDINO >> Hits found holes and the Aquinas baseball team made more of its own luck. Nate Christman tripled, homered and had three RBIs as Aquinas totaled 11 hits in a 7-2 win over Ocean View on Friday in a CIF Southern Section Division 2 quarterfinal playoff game. “Today we got a lot more…
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The mental health crisis in California must be addressed. Families are being torn apart, with loved ones lost to addiction, self-harming and other mental health-related tragedies. According to research conducted by Let’s Get Healthy California, suicides are now the second leading cause of death among adolescents and young adults ages 15-24 in California. Enough is…
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TEMECULA – The hole for Linfield Christian was considerable and the danger level was high. Fortunately for the Lions, there were plenty of hands pulling on the rope. Six outs away from the end of their season and facing a three-run deficit, the Lions put together a huge sixth-inning rally to escape with a 6-3…
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The CIF Southern Section Division 3 boys tennis championship between Tesoro and Cate of Carpinteria couldn’t have been any closer. The match finished in a 9-9 tie and had to be decided on the total number of points from every set. After the coaches and CIF-SS officials counted each team’s point total numerous times to…
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The scores from Friday’s CIF Southern Section baseball playoff games and the updated schedule for the semifinals Tuesday. CIF-SS BASEBALL PLAYOFFS DIVISION 1 Quarterfinals, Friday Corona 2, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 1 (10 innings) JSerra 6, Sierra Canyon 3 Orange Lutheran 6, Villa Park 1 Santa Margarita 9, La Mirada 4 Semifinals, Tuesday, 3:15 p.m.…
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DOWNEY — The third time was a charm for the Foothill boys lacrosse team. Foothill beat Loyola 9-8 to win its first CIF-SS Division 1 championship Friday at Downey High after being runner-up the last two seasons. The Knights won eight championships in the previous US Lacrosse playoff system, but Friday they won their first…
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ORANGE – It was not a situation where a high school baseball freshman usually thrives. Brady Murrietta is not a typical freshman. Orange Lutheran center fielder Derek Curiel reacts after scoring a run against Villa Park in the CIF-SS Division 1 quarterfinal baseball playoff in Orange on Friday, May 12, 2023. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez,…
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