IRVINE — Moka Saiki had a record-breaking night for the Portola girls basketball team in a blowout win over Tesoro in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 2A playoffs Thursday at Portola High. The senior scored a school-record 41 points and made a record 9 3-pointers in the Bulldogs’ 82-41 win. Saiki has…
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EUGENE, Ore. — USC dug itself a big hole early and never recovered. N’Faly Dante scored 17 points, Will Richardson added 16 and Oregon posted a wire-to-wire 78-60 victory over USC on Thursday night. Dante was 8 for 11 from the floor for the Ducks (15-10 overall, 9-5 Pac-12), who led by 18 points just…
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LONG BEACH — The Long Beach State basketball team experienced a reality check on Thursday night. Everything seemed to go as planned during its six-game winning streak, but Long Beach couldn’t get things to fall in place against first-place UC Santa Barbara in a Big West Conference showdown and LBSU lost, 75-72, at the Walter…
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FULLERTON — Rosary girls basketball coach Richard Yoon was admittedly vocal about his team’s energy level as it entered the postseason. After a slow start, the Royals settled down before eventually blowing past Crean Lutheran 66-46 in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs Thursday night at Rosary Academy. “We didn’t play our best,…
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The scores from Thursday’s games in the CIF Southern Section boys soccer playoffs and the schedule for Saturday, Feb. 11. CIF-SS BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS Start times TBA DIVISION 1 First round, Thursday JSerra 4, Placentia Valencia 1 Fullerton 2, Godinez 1 Servite 2, Mira Costa 1 Montclair 3, San Marcos 0 Arlington 1, Aliso Niguel…
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The scores from Thursday’s games in the CIF Southern Section girls basketball playoffs and the updated schedule. CIF-SS GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS OPEN DIVISION Pool-play format Saturday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m. Pool A: Bishop Montgomery at Sierra Canyon; Ontario Christian at Sage Hill Pool B: Corona Santiago at Etiwanda; Windward at Mater Dei DIVISION 1 First…
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SANTA ANA – Despite Godinez scoring an early goal to take the lead, Kenneth Flores and his teammates on the Fullerton boys soccer team kept their composure Thursday evening. Flores, a senior, scored the next two goals to lead Fullerton to a 2-1 victory in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs at…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now A roundup of Orange County girls basketball games Thursday in the first round of the CIF Southern Section playoffs: DIVISION 1 No. 14 Woodbridge 61, No. 12 Orangewood Academy 52: Junior forward Milan Heisdorf scored 26 points to lead the visiting Warriors (17-10)…
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By GARY HOROWITZ The Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. — Amari Bailey scored a career-high 24 points and did his best work after halftime to lead No. 7 UCLA to a 62-47 victory over Oregon State on Thursday night. Bailey, a freshman guard, was 10 for 16 from the field and scored 18 points in the…
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Stoplights over spotlights. Yellow lights on a good day. So far, the Clippers’ Kawhi-and-PG era has been stop-and-go, somewhere between a slog and a slow burn, dissatisfying because the goal, of course, is for the Clippers to claim their first NBA championship. The deals the team made at Thursday’s trade deadline didn’t quicken anyone’s heart…
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