Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now No detail ever seems too insignificant for Los Alamitos’ softball team under coach Rob Weil, especially with in-game situations. One of the finer points for the Griffins on Thursday was the position of Zoe Prystajko’s glove after the Huntington Beach ace walked back…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Scores and stats from Orange County games on Thursday, March 21 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday. THURSDAY’S SCORES BASEBALL…
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Two men were behind bars today on suspicion of being involved in a social media scam to steal a car in Irvine, a growing trend in Southern California. The victim responded to a Facebook Marketplace ad looking to hire someone to transport cash, police said. The victim drove from Oxnard to meet a suspect Wednesday…
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ARLINGTON, Texas — The United States escaped defeat with an own goal in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time, Haji Wright scored twice in extra time and the Americans rallied past Jamaica, 3-1, on Thursday night to reach the CONCACAF Nations League final against Mexico or Panama. Greg Leigh scored 30 seconds in for…
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It has been 13 years since Nick C. sat in an Alameda County jail at the age of 24, facing decades in prison and the prospect of never seeing his kids again. He looks back on it as a turning point: Years in juvenile detention and a young adulthood spent dealing drugs culminated in a…
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SALT LAKE CITY — Don’t be upset there wasn’t an upset; smile because there was even a chance one could happen. That’s how this No. 15-seeded Long Beach State team went out Thursday against the No. 2 Arizona Wildcats, losing 85-65 but fighting with vigor till the end Thursday in a first-round NCAA Tournament game…
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EL SEGUNDO — Outside of the All-Star break, it’s rare for NBA teams to have three consecutive days off between games. So when this break hit, they knew exactly how they wanted to use the time before the schedule picks back up again, starting with Friday night’s home game against the Philadelphia 76ers. “We’ll get…
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NEWPORT BEACH – When World Golf Hall of Famer Ernie Els returns to Newport Beach Country Club every spring, he says he feels like he’s back home in South Africa, where he was born and took up the game. “It reminds me of where we grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa — the topography, the…
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After forcing himself into a Westminster townhouse, a 44-year-old homeless man threatened the residents with a hammer, police said. Then, he reportedly asked for food. The break-in was reported shortly before 6 a.m. on Wednesday, March 20 in the 14800 block of Cordoba Plaza, a quiet area tucked behind a busy main street. Three women…
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The Orange County district attorney’s office has concluded that jail personnel were not negligent in the suicide of former Southern California News Group columnist David Whiting’s adult son. Sean Whiting, 35, was under suicide watch in an Orange County jail mental health unit when he choked to death after stuffing orange peels down his throat…
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