By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX — The crack of the bat was a stunner, jolting the sellout crowd at Chase Field into a frenzy. Light-hitting Alek Thomas, who had lost his spot in the starting lineup because of consistently weak at-bats, had just provided the most important swing of the Arizona Diamondbacks’ storybook…
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The Southern California News Group has photos from the biggest high school football games Friday, Oct. 20. Take a look at the great plays and exciting moments from the Week 9 games. Jacob Maiava (75), left, and Skylar Lendsey (0) of Santa Margarita celebrate after Lendsey scored a touchdown in the second quarter in a…
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Angel City FC forward Sydney Leroux, center, makes a short pass in front of the goal as OL Reign defender Emily Sonnett, left, and defender Alana Cook, right, look on during the first half of their NWSL quarterfinal on Friday night in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Angel City FC forward Claire Emslie, center, moves the…
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Take a look at the scores as they come in from the high school football games Friday, Oct. 20. A complete list of scores will be published at the end of the night. FRIDAY’S RESULTS Servite 50, Santa Margarita 42 St. John Bosco 42, JSerra 20 Mission Viejo 36, Tesoro 0 San Clemente 35, Capistrano…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now NORWALK — Servite’s football team took the field Friday with the memory of a fallen classmate in their hearts. The Friars left Cerritos College with their biggest victory of the season. Quarterback Leo Hannan threw three of his four touchdown passes in the…
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RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – Mission Viejo improved its chances for securing a berth into the CIF Southern Section football playoffs with a 36-0 win over Tesoro on Friday in a South Coast League game at Tesoro High. The Diablos improved to 6-3 overall and 1-1 in league. They lost to San Clemente 20-10 last week…
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PLACENTIA — The El Modena football team is clicking at the right time. The Vanguards posted their most impressive win of the season Friday night, rolling to a 38-10 victory against El Dorado in a North Hills League game at Valencia High. Quarterback Xzavior Guess led the charge, completing 27 of 33 passes for 365…
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GARDEN GROVE — Once again, things in the Garden Grove League are coming down to the wire. Rancho Alamitos’ football team beat La Quinta 21-14 on Friday night at Bolsa Grande High, thanks to a go-ahead, fourth-quarter touchdown by Cruz Gonzalez and a defense that collected five turnovers. Gonzalez, a junior, took over as the…
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — Trabuco Hills’ football team ended San Juan Hills’ perfect season with a 24-17 upset win Friday at San Juan Hills High and clinched a share of the Sea View League championship. The Mustangs (6-3, 2-0) most recently won a Sea View League championship in 2021 when it shared the league title…
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LA HABRA – The Sonora football team collected six Troy turnovers and needed every one of them to pull away with a 34-14 victory Friday that moved the Raiders one step closer to winning the Freeway League championship outright. The Raiders intercepted four passes, with Renner Williard and Alexsay Nazaroff each returning a pick for…
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