The scores from Friday’s CIF-SS girls soccer playoff games and the updated schedule and matchups. CIF-SS GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS DIVISION 1 Quarterfinals, Tuesday, Feb. 14 Corona Santiago at Oaks Christian Los Alamitos at Mira Costa Redondo vs. Villa Park at El Modena HS, 5 p.m. San Clemente at Santa Margarita, 6 p.m. DIVISION 2 Second…
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After two years of fruitless negotiations with Iran, the Biden Administration appears to be finally waking up to reality: only by coordinating closely with Israel will America be able to curtail Tehran’s nuclear program and stifle the regime’s capacity to support terrorists and dictators like Hezbollah and Vladimir Putin. The Biden Administration’s misguided efforts to…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now ORANGE — Orange Lutheran and Edison split two highly-entertaining football games in the fall, including a playoff matchup decided by one point. The schools’ rivalry shifted to boys basketball on Friday with several of the same student-athletes clashing in the second round of…
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A big scoring surge in the second quarter followed by clutch 3-point shooting in the fourth quarter pushed the Esperanza boys basketball team past Keppel 59-52 in the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 4AA playoffs on Friday night. Esperanza (19-11) will now play the winner of Beaumont-Troy on Tuesday in the quarterfinals with…
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All season Flintridge Prep head basketball coach Robert Cartwright emphasized the importance of setting the tone after the halftime break. On Friday in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 4AA playoffs, Flintridge Prep heard the message and delivered a resounding 72-44 win over Wilson Flintridge Prep advances to Tuesday’s quarterfinals, where it…
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“This is our opportunity to elect our own bosses,” proclaimed Local Chapter 224 of the California School Employees Association on its website in 2010, when it backed Measure H for Capistrano Unified School District. The measure passed with 65% of the vote and changed trustee representation from at-large to districts. For an editorial in the…
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WHITTIER — For the second time in four years, La Serna is headed to the CIF-Southern Section quarterfinals, with a 60-48 win over visiting Corona del Mar Friday in a Division 3AA game. Strong defense throughout the game led to many turnovers by the Sea Kings (17-12), as the Lancers took advantage and went on…
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RIVERSIDE — Riverside Poly’s girls soccer team was a step slow on Friday night, and it kept the Bears from taking a leap forward this season. Three top-shelf goals in the second half from Portola ended Poly’s season with a 3-1 loss in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs. “We…
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LA HABRA — Sonora boys basketball coach Mike Murphy knew his team would have to contain Agoura guard Zane Miller, who was coming off a 50-point game, to have a chance at victory. Not only did the Raiders do that, but they also got a great shooting performance from key reserve Eric Castillo as they…
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SANTA ANA – There have been many outstanding players in the Mater Dei boys basketball program over the past few decades. Owen Verna on Friday did something only three other Monarchs had done before. Verna made nine 3-pointers to tie a program record in Mater Dei’s 88-61 win over Crean Lutheran in a CIF Southern…
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