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• El Modena lineman Terlaak in France, will sign in February

  19-12-2018 23:19 via ocregister.com
  
  While Orange County’s top football prospects were signing letters of intent Wednesday, El Modena offensive lineman Wyatt Terlaak wasn’t close to signing his.
  Terlaak was not close to Orange County on Wednesday. He was in France.
  Terlaak (6-4, 300) is touring England, France and Holland over the past several days. Terlaak, who committed to Navy, has relatives in Holland.
  His father Garrett Terlaak on Wednesday said Wyatt received from Navy a new set of papers that affix his signing da
  
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• Professional services industry emerges as major economic driver for the LA Basin

  19-12-2018 22:42 via ocregister.com
  
  The professional services industry — which includes everything from legal services and accounting to architecture and engineering — has emerged as a major economic driver for the Los Angeles Basin, according to a recent report.
  The study from the Center for a Competitive Workforce forecasts that by 2021 the Los Angeles/Orange counties region will have nearly 400,000 payroll jobs in that industry, boosted by 14,000 new jobs that will be created between 2016 and 2021. And nea
  
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• Inside the Dodgers: Who were the most and least clutch Dodgers of all-time?

  19-12-2018 22:39 via ocregister.com
  
  In doing research for a column today, I ran across this quote from longtime Chicago White Sox broadcaster Hawk Harrelson: “Don’t tell me what a guy hits. Tell me when he hits it.”
  You won’t believe this: there’s a stat for that.
  It’s called, simply, “clutch.” The purpose of the stat is to compare how well a hitter hits in high-leverage situations compared to how well he hits in all situations. You can find a more detailed explanation, including the
  
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• Signing with South Carolina only the start of a hectic time for Hilinski

  19-12-2018 22:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Ryan Hilinski is a young man in a hurry.
  He finished his final senior exams Friday at Orange Lutheran where Hilinski was a much-recruited quarterback.
  On Wednesday at 7 a.m. Hilinski, quarterback at Orange Lutheran, signed his letter of intent with South Carolina at the family home on Balboa Island. He did so in the middle of the Hilinski family moving out of that house they recently sold. The Hilinskis had to be out of the house by 10 a.m.
  Ryan and family are spending Wednesday night at a hotel
  
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• There’s a working bar made out of 1,300 pounds of gingerbread dough and other holiday houses to visit

  19-12-2018 22:09 via ocregister.com
  
  I like the concept of gingerbread houses – sure, let’s make a house of yummy gingerbread, icing and, I don’t know, gumdrops!? – but have you ever tried to eat one?
  Not a good idea unless you’ve got good dental insurance. By the time it’s been baked, decorated, displayed and admired, those panels of gingerbread are hard enough to tile your kitchen counters.
  So let’s stop at admiring. If Hansel and Gretel had been smart enough to just stop there,
  
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• Orange County football players who signed Wednesday, Dec. 19

  19-12-2018 22:06 via ocregister.com
  
  The Register has the list of Orange County high school football players who officially signed their National Letter of Intent on Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period.
  Schools, coaches and team representatives can email their signing lists to [email protected]. Names received by 4 p.m. Wednesday will be published in Thursday’s edition of the Register.
  MATER DEI
  Evan Bennett, Oregon State
  Jeremiah Criddel, Oklahoma
  Sean Dollars, Oregon
  Mase Funa, Oregon
  William Nimmo, UCLA
  
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• Disneyland’s newest food option, the Tropical Hideaway, is finally open and here’s what it looks like

  19-12-2018 21:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Main entrance to the Tropical Hideaway in Adventureland at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, on Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018. The restaurant replaces Aladdin’s Oasis. Visitors to the park can reach The Tropical Hideaway across its main bridge, through Walt DisneyÕs Enchanted Tiki Room or along ÒSkipperÕs Walk,Ó a pathway leading from the Jungle Cruise loading dock. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Main entrance to the Tropical Hideaway in Adventureland
  
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• Man suspected of pushing teen onto Metro Red Line tracks dies after confrontation and arrest

  19-12-2018 21:40 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A suspect who allegedly pushed a teenager onto Metro Red Line tracks Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles — and got into an altercation with some construction workers nearby — suffered a medical emergency while being detained and is believed to have died at a hospital.
  According to police, the 14-year-old victim was pushed onto the tracks at a Red Line station at Fifth and Hill streets around 9:15 a.m. The teen, who suffered only a minor injury, was able to get off t
  
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• Laguna Woods Village landscape committee sides with use of organic herbicides

  19-12-2018 21:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Time may be up for Roundup in Laguna Woods Village.
  As United Mutual’s 100-day trial concluded this month, the mutual’s Landscape Committee unanimously approved a recommendation that would ban glyphosate-based herbicides, siding with the switch to organic alternatives during a meeting on Thursday, Dec. 13.
  The item will appear at the next regular board meeting, then put on a 30-day notice before facing a final vote in February.
  “Nobody wants to breathe in toxic chemicals &mdash
  
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• Weddings and free beer inspired this ambitious new brewery coming to Long Beach

  19-12-2018 21:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Like a lot of friends, Jon Cuthbert, Juan Carrillo, Garrett Carroll and Jerome De Leon loved to hang out at each others homes drinking a few beers.
  Unlike most friends, however, they weren’t just buying a couple of six-packs at the store. Instead they were making their own brews, and they became really, really good at it, too.
  And when word got out about how good their homemade beer was, the buddies got a little more determined and went from pouring a few cold ones at their homes in A
  
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• UCLA football signs intriguing recruit Sean Rhyan of San Juan Hills

  19-12-2018 19:16 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO Sean Rhyan’s measurements and testing data as an offensive tackle capture the imagination.
  He’s 6-foot-4, 311 pounds with a 6-foot-7 wing span and a hand span of 11 inches. He also owns a 34-inch vertical leap and 40-yard dash of 5.4 seconds.
  But as attention-grabbing as those numbers are, the back story of the San Juan Hills All-County left tackle is what made him one of Orange County’s most fascinating recruits Wednesday on the early National Signing Day f
  
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• Senate to vote on stopgap funding bill, easing shutdown threat

  19-12-2018 18:56 via ocregister.com
  
  By LISA MASCARO, MATTHEW DALY and CATHERINE LUCEY
  WASHINGTON — The Senate is preparing to vote Wednesday on a short-term measure to fund the government through Feb. 8, a move that eases the risk of a shutdown and comes only after President Donald Trump backed off his demand for border wall funds.
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the quick turn of events, saying it was a “simple” bill but will show that Republicans, who have majority control of Congress, will fin
  
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• Pope accepts resignation of LA bishop accused of misconduct

  19-12-2018 18:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Los Angeles auxiliary bishop, Monsignor Alexander Salazar, following allegations of misconduct with a minor in the 1990s, officials said Wednesday.
  The Vatican announced the resignation in a one-line statement. It was the latest in a string of cases of alleged misconduct against bishops to come to light this year, following the scandal of ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick that exposed how bishops have largely avoided sanction for improper behavior.
  The
  
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• How good of a surfer is Dana Hills High’s Ian Gottron? Good enough to have a maple-bacon doughnut named after him

  19-12-2018 17:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Ian Gottron, left, proudly holds the new doughnut named after him at Nikki’s Cafe in Dana Point. The doughnut shop has long been a favorite go-to for surfers from across Southern California. (Photo by Erika I. Ritchie, OC Register/SCNG)
  Ian Gottron, 17, takes a bite of the new maple and bacon doughnut named after him at Nikki’s Cafe. (Photo by Erika I. Ritchie/OC Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsIan Gottron thanks Nikki Yib for naming the new doughnut after him. Go
  
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• 234 homeless people who have died in Orange County will be remembered at these 2018 memorial services

  19-12-2018 17:28 via ocregister.com
  
  A onetime ’60s soul singer who counted Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers among her admirers.
  A family of four, including a 9-month-old baby, that slept at night in a van.
  The brother of a state assemblywoman who had struggled with alcoholism most of his adult life.
  Betty Jane Willis, the Kanyavong family and Raymond William Jaso are names that strangers came to know in 2018.
  The stories about the lives and deaths of these homeless people generated news coverage as their family and
  
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• Chase of Orange County burglary suspects turns into South LA foot pursuit

  19-12-2018 17:16 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Authorities searched a neighborhood in South Los Angeles Wednesday morning for a Westminster suspect who fled on foot at the end of a pursuit.
  California Highway Patrol officers in Orange County began pursuit of two suspects in a vehicle just after 3 a.m., and the chase ended at 4:10 a.m. in the area of 65th and San Pedro streets, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Tony Polizzi.
  A perimeter was set up, and one suspect was taken into custody, Polizzi said. A second
  
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• New Year’s Eve 2019: 20 events to go laugh, sing and dance in the New Year in Southern California

  19-12-2018 17:02 via ocregister.com
  
  There never seems to be a shortage of things to do on New Year’s Eve in Southern California. Sure, you’ll have to fork out the extra cash for the surge pricing of a Lyft or Uber, but 2018 has been a beast and it may be a time to hire a babysitter, get all dressed up and find an event that includes an open bar.
  This year’s variety of experiences includes everything from burlesque and circus performances, live heavy metal, punk rock, electronic, ’80s and jazz music and come
  
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• Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: We went to Tijuana last week with donations for migrants. Here’s what happened

  19-12-2018 16:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Some of my friends told me not to write this column, because it might make you mad. See, I went down to Tijuana the other day with donations for the desperate human beings who traveled up in a caravan from Central America.
  As you know, that issue has become a political hot potato, but I was raised to believe that Christmas is a time of year to give to people in need.
  So it seemed like an appropriate time for me to take one of my trips to Baja — but this time to deliver donations instead of
  
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• Trump suggests U.S. troops no longer needed in Syria; withdrawal uncertain

  19-12-2018 16:30 via ocregister.com
  WASHINGTON  — President Donald Trump says U.S. troops do not need to remain in Syria.
  Trump tweeted Wednesday: “We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency.”
  His tweet followed a series of news reports that the U.S. is preparing to withdraw its troops from Syria. The news was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
  Responding to the reports, Pentagon spokesman Col. Rob Manning issued a statement, saying: “At this time
  
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• Early Football Signing Day: Live updates across Southern California

  19-12-2018 15:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Follow along for live updates for the Day 1 of the early National Signing Day period as high school football players in Southern California sign their National Letters of Intent.
  How to report a signing and share photos with the Register.
  Viewing on a mobile device? Click here. Follow along as our reporters cover signing day ceremonies taking place in Southern California.
  Related Articles OCVarsity will cover football’s Signing Day news on Wednesday, Dec. 19 Orange County’s top commi
  
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• U.S. cybersecurity firm: Hackers stole EU diplomatic cables

  19-12-2018 14:55 via ocregister.com
  
  By RAPHAEL SATTER
  LONDON — Hackers have spent years eavesdropping on the diplomatic communications of European Union officials, a U.S. cybersecurity firm said Wednesday, an operation disrupted only after researchers discovered hundreds of intercepted documents lying around on the internet.
  The documents were discovered a few months ago after a malicious email was caught by the Redwood City, California-based Area 1 Security firm, according to company co-founder Blake Darche.
  He said the fir
  
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• USC football: National Signing Day (early period) – live updates Dec. 19-21

  19-12-2018 13:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Live updates from USC beat reporter Joey Kaufman and players during the early signing period for football, Dec. 19-21. Another offensive threat from the Lou! Welcome @Cjay5kto the Mizzou Family! #ShowMe19#ShowMehttps://embed.scribblelive.com/js/jwflvplayer/player-licensed.swfThank you lord I’m here, I never imagined this.. twitter.com/coachdanmullen…A four-star playmaker is staying home.Welcome to the family, Jarrian Jones.A 6’0 Cornerback from Brandon, MS!… twitter.com
  
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• UCLA Football: Live updates on National Signing Day (early period Dec. 19-21)

  19-12-2018 13:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Live updates from UCLA beat reporter Thuc Nhi Nguyen and players during the early signing period for football, Dec. 19-21. #GameDayin the Windy City!@UICWBB4 pm PT / 6 pm CTCredit Union 1 Arenabit.ly/2Bt62lsW… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…@John12wardI'm be there my baby .COCAWelcome to Westwood, Kain Medrano!Follow #NSD19 : t.co#GoBruins.@UCLAFootballRecruiting: WR @Kain_05Medrano Signs with the Bruins #GoBruins#UCLA#8Clap#4sUpbruinsnation.com/ucla_recruitin…Chase Griffin is o
  
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• Whicker: The young and the old combine to lead the Kings to an impressive win

  19-12-2018 08:47 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The learning finally began to curve for the Kings on Tuesday night.
  Rookie Austin Wagner scored twice. Rookie Matt Luff shook off an offside, which nullified a goal after Winnipeg called for a replay, and sprung Wagner loose for his second goal. Rookie Daniel Brickley fired the puck from the left point that Wagner redirected for the first goal.
  If you’ve been following this so far, you might get the impression that the Kings scored more than once. In fact, they beat the
  
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• Austin Wagner’s two goals lead Kings past Jets

  19-12-2018 07:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Kings left wing Brendan Leipsic vies with Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey for control of the puck during the second period of Tuesday’s game at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
  LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 18:Austin Wagner #51 of the Los Angeles Kings reacts to his goal between his teammates to take a 1-0 lead over the Winnipeg Jets during the first period at Staples Center on December 18, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)SoundThe gallery
  
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• USC erases 19-point deficit but falls to Santa Clara in double-OT

  19-12-2018 07:11 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA CLARA — That theory about this next stretch of the schedule featuring mid-major opponents at the right time for USC? Not so much.
  Freshman Trey Wertz scored 11 of his 28 points in the second overtime, Josip Vrankic had a career-high 22 points and Santa Clara held on after blowing a 19-point lead in regulation, beating USC 102-92 on Tuesday night.
  Tahj Eaddy added 21 points and eight assists, Willie Caruso had 12 points and Josh Martin grabbed 18 rebounds for Santa Clara (6-6).
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• OCVarsity will cover football’s Signing Day news on Wednesday, Dec. 19

  19-12-2018 06:44 via ocregister.com
  
  The Register will have coverage Wednesday, Dec. 19 of the news and events from the first day of the early signing period for high school football.
  The early signing period, which lasts three days, allows football athletes their first chance to officially sign a binding National Letter of Intent with a college. There will also be a signing period for football athletes that begins Feb. 6.
  If you or your school has news Wednesday about a signing, please let the Register know about it so that it can
  
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• LeBron James open to Carmelo Anthony playing on the Lakers

  19-12-2018 06:38 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK — Taking a different tone from a month ago, LeBron James said during a visit to New York that he would love to play with his friend and Team USA cohort Carmelo Anthony.
  On its face, the statement is obvious: James’ friendship with Anthony is no secret. But after essentially dismissing the question during a November interview in Orlando, James was more willing to entertain the idea of the 12-time All-Star joining the Lakers.
  “I don’t run the team and obviously the
  
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• Three arrested in Old Towne Orange stabbing

  19-12-2018 06:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Police arrested three people on Tuesday, Dec. 18 on suspicion of stabbing a man the night before in Old Towne Orange.
  The attack about 8:30 p.m. Monday left one man hospitalized with life-threatening wounds to his chest, said Orange Police Lt. Fred Lopez. He said the victim was taken to the hospital and was expected to survive. No other injuries were reported in the incident.
  Investigators work near the intersection of Chapman Avenue and Glassell Street in Old Towne Orange after a man was found
  
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• Orange County basketball highlights for Tuesday, Dec. 18

  19-12-2018 05:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Highlights and top scorers from the Orange County basketball games on Tuesday, Dec. 18.
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  Northwood opened Pacific Coast League play Tuesday night by knocking off No. 24 University 70-57 at University.  Seth Locke had 26 points and Trent Harper 18 for the Timberwolves (5-7). Will Stenta led University (9-6) with 21 points.
  Dylan Thoerner scored 26 points as No. 13 Beckman beat Portola 67-44 in another PCL opener. Aaman Soma snared 11 rebounds for the Patriots (9-3). Seyed Hash
  
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• Orange County’s top committed football recruits for National Signing Day

  19-12-2018 05:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Mater Dei defensive back William Nimmo Jr. indicates the number one sign as the Monarchs upset IMG Academy 28-24 in Santa Ana on Friday, September 21, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
  Villa Park quarterback Paul Piferi fires pass as he runs out of the pocket against Mission Viejo in Orange on Friday, September 7, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsSan Clemente quarterback Brendan Costello carries the ball duri
  
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• Whicker: Cal Petersen passed his Kings audition, and the main stage awaits

  19-12-2018 05:33 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — A pair of shiny new Koho goalie pads sat under the Petersen family tree, 15 years ago.
  The dad, Eric Petersen, had played goal at Bethel, a Division III school in St. Paul, Minn. The son, Cal, was only eight. He already had an eye on the net and all the cool equipment that comes with it. Eric wasn’t so sure.
  “It’s such a tough position,” Eric said, from his home in Waterloo, Iowa. “You can’t have an off night. You have to bring it every
  
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• Man charged in 27-year-old unsolved Santa Ana double killing

  19-12-2018 05:06 via ocregister.com
  
  More than 27 years after two restaurant employees were gunned down in a Santa Ana fast food restaurant, prosecutors said Tuesday they have charged a man with two counts of murder in the crime.
  Alejandro Galindo Dominguez, 45, of Ensenada, Mexico, pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder during his arraignment Tuesday, Dec. 18, after being charged on Dec. 12, according to a news release from the Orange County District Attorney’s office.
  It said the killings took place in the course of a r
  
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• Derwin James one of seven Chargers selected to Pro Bowl

  19-12-2018 03:44 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — The 2019 Pro Bowl reveal Tuesday made it apparent that fans and the NFL have taken notice of the Chargers’ winning ways.
  The Chargers received a league-high seven Pro Bowl selections to represent the AFC in Orlando on Jan. 27.
  Rookie safety Derwin James was awarded his first Pro Bowl selection and he’ll be joined by quarterback Philip Rivers, running back Melvin Gordon, wide receiver Keenan Allen, defensive end Melvin Ingram, center Mike Pouncey and special te
  
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• Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy, injured in crash, is surprised with a new prosthetic running leg

  19-12-2018 02:49 via ocregister.com
  
  After Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Garrett Rifkin’s foot was badly injured in a hit-and-run accident in August, the doctors asked if he would be open to amputation so he could one day maybe get back to patrol duty or run again, but with a prosthetic leg.
  Three hours were all it took for Rifkin to answer yes.
  LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Garrett Rifkin tries out his new prosthetic running leg in front of his dad, retired LA County Sheriff’s Captain Bob Rifkin. (Photo
  
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• Angels agree to deal with Matt Harvey

  19-12-2018 02:43 via ocregister.com
  
  The Angels, who have dealt with a raft of pitching injuries over the past few years, are taking a chance on Matt Harvey, who has never lived up to his lofty potential because he’s sustained a series of injuries.
  Harvey and the Angels on Tuesday agreed to a one-year deal worth $11 million, according to a source with knowledge of the agreement. He could earn up to $14 million, with incentives. It is pending a physical.
  Harvey, 29, was one of baseball’s budding stars with the New York M
  
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• Orange County girls water polo Top 10 rankings, Dec. 18

  19-12-2018 02:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County girls water polo rankings
  Top 10
  (Records through Dec. 17, 2018)
  1.Laguna Beach 5-0
  2.Foothill 5-0
  3. Corona del Mar 4-1
  4.Orange Lutheran 4-2
  5. Santa Margarita 4-0
  6. Mater Dei 5-0
  7. Los Alamitos 5-3
  8. Huntington Beach 5-2
  9. Newport Harbor 4-1
  10. San Clemente 0-3
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• Injury updates on Chargers’ Keenan Allen, Melvin Gordon

  19-12-2018 02:33 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — The Chargers had good news and bad news Tuesday regarding their injured offensive players.
  The good news: star running back Melvin Gordon was listed as a full participant on the first injury report of Week 16.
  Gordon appears ready to make his return Saturday night against the Baltimore Ravens at StubHub Center after missing the prior three games because of sprained MCL sustained Nov. 25 against the Arizona Cardinals.
  Wide receiver Keenan Allen (hip) and running back Austi
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Tuesday (12-18-18)

  19-12-2018 02:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Tuesday, Dec. 18.
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  GIRLS BASKETBALL
   
  BOYS SOCCER
  PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
  University 1, Northwood 0
  GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE
  Santiago 2, Rancho Alamitos 1
  NONLEAGUE
  Pacifica Christian 3, Calvary Chapel/Downey 3
   
  GIRLS SOCCER
  GOLDEN WEST LEAGUE
  Westminster 2, Garden Grove 1
  Segerstrom 2, Godinez 1
  PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
  Beckman 3, Portola 2
  NONLEAGUE
  Costa Mesa 1, Katella 0
  Esperanza 4, El Modena 0
  Goals: (Esp) Lock, Harshman, Molena
  
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• Old Pros ring in the season with annual Yuletide show in Laguna Woods Village

  19-12-2018 02:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Laguna Woods Village residents and their guests were treated to a cornucopia of holiday entertainment on Sunday, Dec. 16, as the Old Pros theatre troupe presented its annual multicultural, multifaith celebration, ‘Tis the Season, at the Performing Arts Center.
  Backed by The Woods Combo, the sparkling performances by a cast of 30 included songs, readings, poetry, dramatizations and a festival of lights highlighting holiday traditions from Japan, Scotland, India and Scandinavia as well
  
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• CSUF physics major at cutting edge of black hole research

  19-12-2018 02:02 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s hard to believe Teresita Ramirez Aguilar ever had a problem with math.
  The research the junior physics major is doing on black holes and gravitational waves with Cal State Fullerton’s Gravitational Physics and Astronomy Center is getting the attention of the scientific community.
  Her work using a supercomputer to create and visualize simulations of black holes crashing into each other and creating gravitational waves appears in a Dec. 3 announcement of four new gravitational-wav
  
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• La Palma woman convicted of federal fraud and conspiracy charges for illegally opening lines of credit through Hawthorne-based credit union

  19-12-2018 02:01 via ocregister.com
  
  A La Palma woman who secretly opened more than 25 fraudulent lines of credit for her online boyfriend through the Hawthorne-based credit union she worked for was found guilty of 15 federal charges, including fraud and conspiracy, federal authorities said Tuesday, Dec. 18.
  Indira Mohabir, 42, extended more than $2.7 million in credit to her online boyfriend, 51-year-old Phillip Cook, starting in November 2014. Most of the credit lines were established, or doubled, over a few days in January 2015,
  
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• Breakfast with Santa featured smiling faces and full tummies in Laguna Hills

  19-12-2018 01:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Laguna Hills arranged a special morning recently with Santa Claus for children.
  Kids – some in their holiday best and others in their festive pajamas – shared a visit and photo op with The Big Guy as well as a pancake breakfast at the city’s Community Center.
  Bella Gonzales, 5, and her brothers Grayson Gonzales, 3, and Luca Gonzales, 5 months, sport matching pajamas while they sit together on Santa’s lap during Saturday morning’s Breakfast with Santa in Laguna Hills
  
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• UCLA football hoping for quality over quantity for early signing period

  19-12-2018 00:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Brandon Huffman watched intently as Chip Kelly assembled his first full recruiting class at UCLA. Maybe recruiting would pick up after Kelly got his bearings during spring ball in April, the national recruiting analyst for 247Sports thought.
  When it didn’t, analysts waited to see if things would heat up once the season started. When it still didn’t, they waited until the season ended after Kelly had finished his first year at the helm.
  Now on the eve of the early signing period,
  
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• All-County girls volleyball: First Team and Second Team

  19-12-2018 00:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Coach of the Year Randy Post, of Foothill, snaps a selfie with The Register’s All-County girls volleyball team at Foothill High in Santa Ana on Thursday, December 13, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Mater Dei’s Natalie Berty is the 2018 SCNG SoCal Varsity girls volleyball Player of the Year. Photographed at the Meruelo Athletic Center in Santa Ana on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will res
  
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• Next up for the Rams: The Arizona Cardinals and struggling rookie Josh Rosen

  19-12-2018 00:45 via ocregister.com
  
  The Arizona Cardinals handed the keys of their offense to rookie quarterback Josh Rosen early this season. They appeared to be on the verge of taking them back this week.
  Rosen, the Manhattan Beach native and former UCLA standout, has had a rough year since the Cardinals used the No. 10 overall pick on him in last April’s draft. Rosen has started 11 games but has topped 250 passing yards only once, and has thrown 14 interceptions compared to only 10 touchdowns.
  Rosen, who took over fo
  
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• Boys basketball: Tournaments schedule for Dec. 18-22

  19-12-2018 00:38 via ocregister.com
  
  The boys basketball tournaments schedule for Tuesday through Saturday, Dec. 18-22.
  BASKETBALL
  LIBERTY CHRISTIAN TOURNAMENT
  Tuesday, Dec. 18
  Brethren Christian vs. Orange County Christian, 3 p.m.
  Central City vs. Ambassador, 4:30 p.m.
  Santa Ana Valley vs. Mann UCLA, 6 p.m.
  Wednesday, Dec. 19
  Mann UCLA vs. Brethren Christian, 3 p.m.
  Santa Ana Valley vs. Central City, 4:30 p.m.
  Orange County Christian vs. Ambassador, 6 p.m.
  Thursday, Dec. 20
  Fifth-place game, 3 p.m.
  Third-place game, 4:30 p.m.
  Cham
  
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• Beachwood BBQ will celebrate a dozen years in Seal Beach with new food and beer

  19-12-2018 00:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Beachwood BBQ in Seal Beach is celebrating 12 year of brews and barbecue this weekend with new food and beer, and a little help from some fellow breweries.
  The Dec. 21-22 birthday celebration of the original location will include the launch of a new beer called Beachwood 12, which is a mimosa-inspired double IPA made with orange zest.
  The restaurant will also debut a seasonal menu that will be offered alongside its original barbecue menu. The offerings will change every few months.
  Those wh
  
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