SANTA ANA — The big play. There’s nothing quite like it. A missed tackle. A blown coverage. Speed to burn. Anyway you get it, however it happens, it can change the tenor of a game in a heartbeat. Three big plays by Mater Dei in the first half of its quarterfinal game on Friday were…
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YORBA LINDA — The Yorba Linda football team has played in its share of the down-to-the wire games this season, but none were bigger than the 24-20 victory over Serra of Gardena in a CIF-SS Division 2 quarterfinal playoff game Friday at Yorba Linda High School. The Mustangs (11-1), who are ranked No. 10 in…
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HACIENDA HEIGHTS – The Wilson Wildcats have advanced to the semifinals of the CIF Southern Section Division 12 playoffs after a dominant 27-12 win over Estancia Friday night at Los Altos High School and will play next week at Carter High School. Dominic Ezeonye ran the ball 23 times for 173 yards and two touchdowns…
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Show Caption 1 of 16 Expand SIMI VALLEY — Simi Valley’s season came down to the hands of a freshman. While touchdowns were aplenty in Friday night’s CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoff football game between Simi Valley and La Habra, a defensive play by freshman Salvador Villa sealed the victory for the Pioneers. Trailing…
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SAN DIMAS — Second-seeded Dana Hills kicked a 20-yard field goal as time expired to pull out a 38-35 win over San Dimas in a CIF-Southern Section Division 6 quarterfinal game Friday night. The Dolphins (10-2) will play the winner of the Glendora/Rancho Verde game in a semifinal matchup next Friday at a place TBD.…
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Murrieta Mesa’s Dez’mun Franklin tries to evade a Northwood defender during a CIF Southern Section Division 6 quarterfinal on Friday night at Murrieta Mesa High. Murrieta Mesa won, 19-10. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer) Northwood’s Joseph Harper jumps high but cannot make the catch in the second half of a CIF Southern Section Division…
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FONTANA — George Toia will probably be a defensive lineman at the next level like two of his brothers, who are college seniors. On Friday night, the 6-foot-2, 305-pound sophomore turned to the offensive side of the ball and ran for four touchdowns to lead Summit to a 45-14 victory over Huntington Beach in a…
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POMONA — Austin Prock can enjoy his weekend in Pomona for the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Finals. But he usually enjoys all his visits to the Southern California drag strip. Prock, a driver for John Force Racing, is on the verge of winning his first NHRA Funny Car championship. He was 189 points…
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Heading into the second weekend after Election Day, these local races in Orange County remain tight. Other races might not be as close, but with an estimated 74,700 ballots still to count in the county, as of Friday evening, these could potentially see a change. How results unfold as the Orange County Registrar of Voters…
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CalOptima Health, the multibillion-dollar health provider for Orange County’s low-income residents, has hired an outside auditor to review disgraced former county Supervisor Andrew Do’s tenure on the agency’s board of directors. CalOptima spokesperson Janis Rizzuto would not provide any details, but a source with the agency who requested anonymity said the independent audit is likely…
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