Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now ANAHEIM — Esperanza graduated a few key seniors from its CIF-SS championship softball squad last season but the Aztecs still have plenty of experience to be dangerous. Especially after a well-timed, team bonding activity. No. 8 Esperanza held a team dinner the day…
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Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week Athlete: Leah Pettway School: Wilson Sport: Softball Noteworthy: Pettway went 3 for 3, including an RBI double in the first inning, against Long Beach Poly senior Isabella Alonso, one of the Moore League’s top softball pitchers. Pettway had three of her team’s five hits and showed poise and…
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Southern California Boys Athlete of the Week Athlete: Ivan Barragan School: Northview Sport: Baseball Noteworthy: The senior catcher played a big role in Northview’s two-game sweep San Dimas last week, which ended the Saints’ 26-game league winning streak. In the Vikings’ 7-1 win at home, Barragan went 3 for 4 with two runs scored and…
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One of two brothers Sacramento police have arrested in connection with a shooting that broke out near the state’s Capitol and left six dead had injured his spouse years ago in eastern Riverside County and later faced similar legal troubles in Arizona, according to officials and records. Dandrae Stephan Martin, 26, pleaded guilty to a…
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By Veronica Stracqualursi | CNN The Oklahoma legislature on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that would make performing an abortion illegal in the state, making exceptions only in the case of medical emergencies. The bill, Senate Bill 612, would make performing an abortion or attempting to perform the procedure a felony punishable by…
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Fifteen minutes after South Carolina won the NCAA women’s basketball championship Sunday night, Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley sent a text to Sytia Messer. An hour before the title game between South Carolina and UConn tipped, Messer had been named the next head coach of UCF women’s basketball. “Dawn texted ‘Congratulations. What a great opportunity. What…
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A group of nearly 30 rideshare and delivery drivers will rally Wednesday, April 6 in Los Angeles, demanding increased support for workers who are threatened, attacked or injured on the job. The drivers, supported by Mobile Workers Alliance, will gather outside Uber’s Greenlight Hub in Historic Filipinotown. The alliance is a driver organizing campaign that’s…
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A former Orange County coroner’s official pushed back in court Tuesday, April 5, against conspiracy theories reportedly advanced by a father and daughter who buried a stranger thought to be their loved one in 2017. David Ralsten, who was deputy coroner for the county at the time, took the stand during the second day of…
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Ryan Getzlaf, a center from Regina, Saskatchewan, poses with Anaheim Mighty Ducks team officials after being selected in the first round of the NHL Draft on June 21, 2003, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Ryan Remiorz) The Ducks’ Ryan Getzlaf cleans up some hats and towels with his stick after teammate Andy McDonald scored his…
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Editor’s note: Today’s case counts reflect Saturday and Sunday’s results. The OC Health Care Agency reported 288 more cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, April 5, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 547,557. There were 1,649 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Tuesday. On Tuesday, there…
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