BELLFLOWER — St. John Bosco basketball recovered from a slow start and pulled away in the second half to defeat Santa Margarita 64-55 in a Trinity League showdown on Friday night. The Braves (22-4 overall) improved to 7-1 in league and are tied with Mater Dei (7-1 in league) for first place with two league…
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — Russell Frye filled the stat sheet for St. Margaret’s boys basketball team in a 74-69 win over Estancia in an Orange Coast League game Friday at St. Margaret’s Episcopal School. The senior forward scored 25 points, grabbed nine rebounds and had five steals for the Tartans (14-8, 7-3). “He was really…
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Dilayehu Wempe (42) of Los Alamitos scores over the defense of Gavin Guy (24) of Newport Harbor in a Surf League game at Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG) Dash Bastedo (20) of Newport Harbor attempts to recover his missed slam dunk…
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SANTA ANA — The Godinez boys basketball did something Friday night it hadn’t done in seven years — win a league championship. Senior Lucas Andaluz scored 15 points and the Grizzlies held off a furious rally by Westminster for a hard-fought 56-52 victory in the Golden West League at Godinez High. “This is our first…
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By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer LA JOLLA — Stephan Jaeger sank a 6-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Torrey Pines South for a one-shot lead in the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Friday, moments after Thomas Detry’s third shot landed well past the hole and spun back into the pond…
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LA JOLLA — The third-round leaderboard of the Farmers Insurance Open was a real who’s who of professional golf. As in, spectators watching the lead group Friday were asking one another: “Who is who?” And: “Which one’s the leader?” That would be the bearded fellow in olive pants and the light purple-and-teal striped shirt. Stephan…
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By IAN HARRISON The Associated Press TORONTO — The Clippers successfully avoided the trap game. With a much-anticipated showdown with the league-leading Boston Celtics looming, James Harden had 22 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds for his 75th career triple-double, Paul George added 21 points and the Clippers thumped the Toronto Raptors, 127-107, on Friday…
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By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA — Luka Doncic scored a franchise-record 73 points, tied for the fourth-most in NBA history and surpassed only by Wilt Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant, to power the Mavericks to a 148-143 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. Doncic blew past his personal best and team record…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now YORBA LINDA — Yorba Linda’s girls basketball team took the court Friday with a few special supporters in the stands for a game critical to its playoff chances. The Mustangs rose to the challenge and rallied for a 52-45 victory against No. 23…
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LOS ANGELES — The formula was exceedingly simple, and executed to perfection, because good things happen around USC anytime JuJu Watkins has the basketball and open court in front of her. After a couple of games in recent weeks, Watkins – her own toughest critic, because there aren’t a lot of critics for a freshman…
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