By LINLEY SANDERS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ confidence in air travel and the federal agencies tasked with maintaining air safety has slipped a little from last year, following a recent crash in Washington, according to a new poll, but most still believe air transportation is generally safe. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC…
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NEWPORT BEACH – Defense, contributions from the reserves and the consistent play of EJ Spillman helped return the Pacifica Christian boys basketball team to the CIF Southern Section semifinals. The Tritons beat San Juan Hills 54-38 on Tuesday in a Division 2AA quarterfinals playoff game at Pacifica Christian High. San Juan Hills center Mason Hodges,…
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Harvard-Westlake’s Amir Jones is guarded by JSerra’s Jarne Eyenga during the third round of CIF Southern Section Open Division pool play Feb. 18, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) JSerra’s BJ Davis-Ray puts up a shot while defended by Nikolas Khamenia of Harvard-Westlake during the third round of CIF Southern Section Open Division pool play…
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GARDEN GROVE — The Workman boys basketball team was closing in on its first appearance in the CIF Southern Section semifinals in more than 20 years Tuesday night. It held a three-point halftime lead over Santiago of Garden Grove in the Division 4AA quarterfinals. But Santiago’s Jorden De La Mora had other plans. De La…
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LOS ANGELES — Hep Cronin, the father of UCLA men’s basketball head coach Mick Cronin, told the Southern California News Group that a post-game party was in store if the Bruins won Tuesday night to honor Mick’s 500th career win. Mick’s friend, Mark, printed 100-plus shirts with Cronin’s face on it, Hep joked 30 minutes before…
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LOS ALAMITOS — Troy goalkeeper Ave de Leest accomplished a rarely seen feat in the Warriors’ CIF-SS playoff victory over Los Alamitos on Tuesday. After a scoreless tie during 80 minutes of regulation time and two 10-minute overtime periods, the Division 1 quarterfinal match was forced to be decided on penalty kicks. De Leest made…
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WILMINGTON — It will go down as an epic final 8.2 seconds for the Los Alamitos basketball team. From strategic intentional fouls to a mad scramble that sent coach Nate Berger sprawling to the floor, Los Alamitos survived the frantic final stretch to advance to its first CIF Southern Section semifinal since 2015. Los Alamitos…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now COSTA MESA — As Newport Harbor and Orange Lutheran’s girls water polo teams were about to finish warmups for their CIF-SS Open Division semifinal on Tuesday night, the crowd burst into cheers after learning the stunning result of the other semifinal. An unpredictable…
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RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA — In a game that featured two vastly different styles of play, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks’ style won the night Tuesday against Santa Margarita. Notre Dame’s dominance inside led the Knights to a 67-59 win over Santa Margarita in a CIF-SS Open Division playoff game at Santa Margarita High. Notre Dame…
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IRVINE – The nickname Cardiac Kids has described many sports teams who live on the edge. And when it was suggested to Crean Lutheran boys basketball coach Nate Klitzing after his team’s latest pulmonary victory, he acknowledged the sentiment. “Cardiac Kids, Surviving Saints, something alliterative,” he said. And so it is. The Surviving Saints have…
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