Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Orangewood Academy will not participate in CIF-SS team athletics in the 2024-25 school year because of enrollment concerns, principal Winston Morgan said Wednesday. “We are taking a leave of absence from CIF due to enrollment count,” he said. “We believe we can rebuild.…
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PHOENIX — José Soriano continues to be the most encouraging story in an otherwise disappointing Angels season. Soriano dominated the Arizona Diamondbacks for eight innings in the Angels’ 8-3 victory on Wednesday night. Soriano had faced the minimum 21 hitters through seven innings, thanks to four double plays. He lost his bid for a shutout…
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COSTA MESA — Khalil Mack said Wednesday he was willing to restructure his contract during the offseason in order to stay with the Chargers because he believed it was his best chance to win. Joey Bosa said he was willing to restructure his contract because he, too, believed it was his best chance to win.…
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A video tribute to Jerry West plays on the scoreboard before Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night in Dallas. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) A video tribute to Jerry West plays on the scoreboard before Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Boston…
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PHOENIX — Class went long for the Angels on Wednesday afternoon. The Angels have met almost every day this season to go over what went wrong – and right – from the previous game, but the “classroom,” as Manager Ron Washington calls it, was different this time. Washington said “there were some things we wanted…
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A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting a 13-year-old boy and injuring a 16-year-old male bystander in Santa Ana, police said Wednesday, June 12. The shooting occurred the afternoon of June 5 in a neighborhood on the 900 block of West Bishop Street. Two 13-year-old boys were on foot when they were…
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A 35-year-old Costa Mesa man has been charged in a two-vehicle fatal crash in Newport Beach that police said Wednesday was the result of street racing. Andrew Bilat Awad was charged Friday with gross vehicular manslaughter with speeds exceeding 100 mph, according to the criminal complaint. Awad is accused of killing 86-year-old Bob Gilroy of…
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SANTA ANA — A 53-year-old man was indicted Wednesday on federal charges of carrying out a takeover-style bank robbery in Anaheim one day after he got out of state prison. The federal case was filed after the Orange County District Attorney’s Office dismissed state bank robbery charges against Eric Walter Gray on June 4. Gray…
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Full of Hawaiian shirts and margaritas, the Orange County Parrot Head Club, a Jimmy Buffett-inspired club that assists local organizations, celebrated its 30th anniversary on Saturday with an event giving back to the community. On June 8, “parrot heads,” a coined name for Buffett fans, gathered at the Elks Lodge in Mission Viejo to support…
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Whenever we see lawmakers rush to impose new regulations, we like to remind readers about one of the core traits of a free society: self-regulation. If most people behave in a reasonable and conscientious manner, there’s little need for government intervention. This concept is the starting point on our thoughts about Orange County’s new e-bike…
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