Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The CIF-SS high school boys tennis polls released Monday, March 7. (Selected by the CIF-SS Boys Tennis Advisory Committee) DIVISION 1 1 University 2 Corona del Mar 3 Calabasas 4 Peninsula 5 Harvard-Westlake 6 Palos Verdes 7 Woodbridge 8 Mira Costa 9…
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Rabbi David Wolpe, of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, said the world was looking for a hero. And he’s emerged, stunningly, in the unlikeliest of places — as the entire planet looks on. In recent weeks, Wolpe and other Jewish leaders contend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has provided that hero. And now, they only pray…
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This week’s CIF-SS high school girls lacrosse polls, released Monday, March 7. CIF-SS GIRLS LACROSSE (Selected by the CIF-SS Girls Lacrosse Advisory Committee) DIVISION 1/2 1 Foothill 2 Redondo Union 3 Santa Margarita 4 Edison 5 Palos Verdes 6 St. Margaret’s 7 Newbury Park 8 Agoura 9 Mater Dei 10 Corona Others: San Clemente, Newport…
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Two members of the Orange County Board of Education, facing separate legal challenges that could push them off the board, are seeing their cases move in potentially different directions. An Orange County Superior Court judge on Monday held off issuing a final ruling in a case that questions the legality of the manner in which…
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Tamara Inoue and Jeff Cammon are each holding an end of a common string. Inoue, the UC Irvine women’s basketball coach, took over the Anteater program in 2016-17, a program that had posted just three winning seasons in its previous 18 years. Under the one-time Long Beach State player, the Anteaters have had three winning…
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This week’s CIF-SS high school boys lacrosse polls, released Monday, March 7. CIF-SS BOYS LACROSSE (Selected by the CIF-SS Lacrosse Advisory Committee) DIVISION 1 1 Loyola 2 Foothill 3 Mater Dei 4 Corona del Mar 5 St. Margaret’s 6 Tesoro 7 Palos Verdes 8 Los Alamitos 9 Agoura 10 Sierra Canyon DIVISION 2 1 Aliso…
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Michael Stefanic has proudly taken over the role once held by Jose Rojas. Both are Southern California kids who played at NAIA colleges and then received little or no attention as Angels prospects, despite putting up good enough numbers to make them fan favorites. A year ago, Rojas finally got to live…
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LOS ALAMITOS >> Taylor Johnson delivered the first big blow — a grand slam in the first inning — of the Los Alamitos softball team’s nonleague game against La Habra on Monday at Los Alamitos High School. Diamond Sefe followed with a two-run homer in the second, and the Griffins went on to a 10-0…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The CIF-SS softball polls, released Monday, March 7 CIF-SS SOFTBALL POLLS (Selected by the CIF-SS Softball Advisory Committee) DIVISION 1 1 Villa Park 2 Beaumont 3 South Torrance 4 Camarillo 5 Roosevelt 6 Pacifica/Garden Grove 7 Westlake 8 Chino Hills 9 Los Alamitos…
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College basketball fans excited about wagering on games will have door-to-door service this weekend with the Big West Tournament being held in Henderson, Nevada, just a short drive from the Las Vegas Strip. But bettors beware: There is no chalk in this conference, and upsets are never more than a 3-pointer away. In the last…
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