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• South Orange County Senior Day offers resources, tools for older adults

  04-04-2019 23:20
  
  The Norman P. Murray Senior Center along with state Sen. Pat Bates and Assemblyman Bill Brough will host south Orange County Senior Day, on Friday, April 5.
  The event starts at 8 a.m. with registration and complimentary breakfast by Coffee Importers, followed by the program, breakout sessions, a resource fair and complimentary lunch from Panera Bread. Senior Scam Stopper will offer tools for seniors to protect themselves against scams and there will be free medical screenings by UCI School of Nu
  
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• Old-school baseball alive and well

  04-04-2019 23:18
  
  Amid the home runs and walk-off victories, one of the most poignant moments of the 2019 high school baseball season occurred last week in a Wave League game between Marina and Corona del Mar high schools.
  In a crucial moment in the bottom of the sixth inning in a scoreless game, Marina pitcher Chase Hennessey twisted his wrist with the ball in his right hand to deliver it to Marina Coach Toby Hess, who was one step from the top of the mound.
  Only Hess didn’t take the ball.
  In an era of pus
  
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• Sierra Recreation Center will show ‘Zootopia’ at Flick ‘n’ Float event Friday

  04-04-2019 23:16
  
  Bring your friends and family to Mission Viejo’s fun-filled “Flick ‘n’ Float” event on Friday, April 4 from 6-10 p.m. at the Sierra Recreation Center.
  Hang poolside or jump in and enjoy watching the animated flick “Zootopia” starting at 7:30 p.m. The event features music, games, crafts and a concession stand with snacks available for purchase. The water slide runs from 6-7 p.m.
  Tickets are $5 per person and free for kids under 5. To register, visit cityo
  
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• Moved-up California primary already reaping benefits

  04-04-2019 23:00
  
  The benefits and drawbacks of California’s moved-up 2020 primary election are now becoming very clear: Presidential candidates – especially the large corps of Democrats running – are now a ubiquitous presence in the Golden State, and they’re becoming conversant with California issues like never before.
  There are drawbacks, but they mostly affect state and local politicians, forced to make earlier decisions than ever about whether to run for new offices. They also must rai
  
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• Dodgers, under new farm director Will Rhymes, try to maintain a steady pipeline

  04-04-2019 22:56
  
  Will Rhymes could lean on a thing like prospect rankings as a gauge of his department’s success. The Dodgers’ first-year director of player development inherited a system that’s ranked among MLB Pipeline’s top 10 each of the past five years. By this measure, the Dodgers’ sustained success is without peer.
  Prospect ranking lists are mere opinion polls, of course. The opinions that matter more to Rhymes are those of the players that pass through his system. So far he
  
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• Wilson: Pressure is high this weekend for Santa Anita, and Derby hopefuls like Bob Baffert’s

  04-04-2019 22:55
  
  The pressure is on Santa Anita. The pressure’s been on for weeks, and there’s added pressure now that Sen. Dianne Feinstein has gotten involved and the California Horse Racing Board will soon consider whether to move racing dates from the Arcadia track.
  These are stressful times indeed for The Stronach Group, parent company of Santa Anita, in the wake of the 23 horse deaths that have occurred since the winter meet opened on Dec. 26.
  But these are also stressful times for trainers lik
  
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• Warriors coach Steve Kerr ‘disappointed’ for LeBron James and Lakers’ woes

  04-04-2019 22:16
  
  LOS ANGELES – Walking out of Oracle Arena on Christmas day, right after the Lakers had roughed up his team 127-101, Steve Kerr formed an assumption.
  The Warriors would see the Lakers again in the playoffs — when it really mattered.
  “Oh for sure,” Kerr said Thursday morning at Staples Center. “When they beat us on Christmas, to me, they looked like one of the best teams in the West. They were playing like it. I don’t know where they were in the standings, but y
  
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• 5 books to read this April and 5 book events to enjoy

  04-04-2019 22:14
  
  Spring has finally sprung, and April kicks off a great literary season for readers here in Southern California.
  Let’s first take a lot at some Spring books to add to your To Be Read pile.
  1. I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott: Southern California is home to so many great booksellers at so many great bookstores. This month, our sister in bookselling Mary Laura Philpott of Parnassus Books (which you’ll recall is award-winning author Ann Patchett’s indie bookstore in N
  
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• Clippers face Lakers seeking to rebuild momentum

  04-04-2019 21:55
  
  LOS ANGELES — Although they got clocked Wednesday, the Clippers weren’t crestfallen after their worst home loss of the season, a 135-103 drubbing courtesy of the Houston Rockets.
  “It’s onto the next,” guard Garrett Temple said. “We have three games left; we’re onto the playoffs. It’s not like we’re fighting to get in – but we are fighting for a spot.”
  The Lakers’ fleeting postseason fight officially ended March 22, but they
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne postpones all of his 2019 tour dates including a stop at the Hollywood Bowl

  04-04-2019 21:51
  
  The Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, has had a streak of bad luck lately as he’s been trying to finish his final global jaunt dubbed the No More Tears 2 Tour.
  He had to postpone the original dates back in October because of an infection in his hand, which caused him to have immediate surgery and be hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles where he remained under a doctors care for several days. He did, however, manage to rally enough to kiss off 2018 and welcome 2019 wi
  
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• Jeff Bezos, in divorce settlement, retains 75 percent of the Amazon stock

  04-04-2019 19:46
  
  By Craig Timberg, The Washington Post
  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his ex-wife, MacKenzie Bezos, announced Thursday a divorce settlement that will leave him with 75 percent of their Amazon stock and all of their joint holdings in The Washington Post and a space-exploration company, Blue Origin.
  He will retain voting power over all of the Amazon voting shares the couple once owned together.
  The announcement from the Bezos – coming in a tweet from MacKenzie that was retweeted by Jeff &ndash
  
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• Laguna Woods Village athletes get set to vie for medals, camaraderie — and fun

  04-04-2019 19:41
  
  Dave Frisone, 77,takes part in men’s doubles during the annual Laguna Woods Village Games in Laguna Woods on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Rosemary Kelly, 75, left, congratulates partner Fran Ozeki, 78, during women’s doubles at the annual Laguna Woods Village Games in Laguna Woods on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsSusan Wu competes in the women’
  
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• Robert Hight measures up against some of NHRA’s best

  04-04-2019 19:29
  
  Just three races into the new season, the tightest of the four NHRA professional classes is in Funny Car – if you take away the leader.
  A total of 86 points separate second place from 11th, fewer than Robert Hight’s margin as the class leader (105).
  Hight, the Yorba Linda driver for John Force Racing, is off to one of the best starts in the sanctioning body’s history. He became the first driver since Kenny Bernstein in 1987 to begin the year with three consecutive No. 1 qualifi
  
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• Drummond: Yorba Linda commissioners coming up with spending wish lists for city

  04-04-2019 19:14
  One of the more important duties of Yorba Linda’s 20 city commissioners is to make formal recommendations to the City Council on priorities for spending the dollars the city collects each year in taxes and fees.
  Currently, the city is implementing some of the suggestions commissioners made related to the new library and arts center projects under way on Lakeview Avenue, north of Yorba Linda Boulevard. (Despite some rain delays, the library and arts center openings are “on target&rdqu
  
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• Target raises its minimum wage to $13 from $12, with goal of $15 by 2020

  04-04-2019 19:13
  
  By Anne D’Innocenzio, The Associated Press
  Target is raising the minimum hourly wage for its workers for the third time in less than two years.
  The discounter said Thursday it plans to raise the hourly starting wage to $13 from $12 in June.
  The Minneapolis-based retailer announced in 2017 a plan to raise its starting hourly wages for workers to $15 by the end of 2020 and raised its starting hourly wage to $11. In March 2018, it boosted hourly wages to $12 after seeing a bigger and better p
  
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• Senate Bill 732 would enable yet another tax grab

  04-04-2019 19:10
  
  The latest evidence that taxes are getting completely out of control in California is Senate Bill 732, a proposed law to invent a new tax district so yet another government agency can put tax hikes on the ballot.
  SB732 has its origins in a decision by the staff of the South Coast Air Quality Management District, more than a year ago, to pursue a plan to raise the sales tax in the district’s four-county area.
  The SCAQMD’s boundaries include the counties of Orange, Los Angeles, Riversi
  
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• Amazon to launch thousands of satellites to provide broadband to millions

  04-04-2019 19:09
  
  Amazon.com plans to launch thousands of satellites to provide broadband internet access around the globe.
  The effort, dubbed Project Kuiper, aims to give unserved and underserved communities around the world access to high-speed internet, with minimal delay, according to Amazon.
  Several other companies have announced similar initiatives. Facebook was reportedly aiming to launch satellites early this year, while Google plans to build a network of flying balloons. Both companies are looking to rea
  
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• A closer look at Dallas Eakins, who might be the Ducks’ next coach

  04-04-2019 19:00
  
  SAN DIEGO — The game was tight, close and getting closer. His team was locked in a tense battle with a bitter division rival, the play rough and growing rougher by the minute, and San Diego Gulls coach Dallas Eakins was in no mood for what happened next.
  A player from the Bakersfield Condors began yapping at Eakins as the second period wound to a close. Eakins and his coaching staff walked across the ice when the period ended and toward their dressing room, their paths diverging slightly f
  
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• Alleged Nipsey Hussle getaway driver should be arrested, say community activists

  04-04-2019 18:21
  
  LOS ANGELES — Community activist Najee Ali called Thursday for the arrest of the woman who drove Eric Holder away from where he allegedly shot to death rapper Nipsey Hussle over the weekend.
  Holder is behind bars in lieu of $7 million bail. His getaway driver has not been arrested.
  The woman who drove the getaway car spoke with LAPD detectives Tuesday and was allowed to go free, law enforcement sources told the celebrity news website TMZ.com, although she could be arrested and charged in t
  
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• A crackdown on misuse of taxpayer money?

  04-04-2019 17:49
  
  As documented in this space on several occasions, local government officials throughout California have been thumbing their noses at a state law that prohibits them from using taxpayer funds for political campaigns.
  Officials in cities, counties, school districts and special purpose districts routinely hire campaign management firms, often with multi-million-dollar fees, to manage every stage of their ballot measures seeking voter approval of new taxes or new bond issues (which require new taxes
  
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• UCLA gymnastics team thrives behind Grace Glenn, Margzetta Frazier in leadoff roles

  04-04-2019 17:00
  
  LOS ANGELES — For every perfect 10 Grace Glenn doesn’t get on beam, the junior allows her teammates the opportunity to compete for one of their own. The unflappable Glenn is proud to bear that sacrifice.
  “It’s for the team,” said Glenn, UCLA’s consistent leadoff performer on beam. “If the team needs me as leadoff and if that’s where I’m best placed, then I’m fine with it.”
  Stars like Kyla Ross and Katelyn Ohashi often compete at t
  
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• These are the best places to own a vacation home in the US

  04-04-2019 17:00
  
  By Shelly Hagan and Wei Lu, Bloomberg
  Aspen and Jackson Hole might be the first ski spots that come to mind when considering a vacation at a luxurious mountain resort. But if you’re actually looking to buy a home and care about convenience as well as luxury, then Utah’s Summit Park region may be the best option.
  Summit Park — the term for the micropolitan area — ranked highest on Bloomberg’s Wealthiest U.S. Vacation Havens Index. The area is home to the Park City, S
  
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• Former Chapman University president gives up kidney to help total stranger

  04-04-2019 17:00
  
  Jim Doti’s shoe snags a chair leg and he keels backward. Yet the former Chapman University president nimbly recovers and I’m silently grateful for his reflexes.
  It’s not because I think he could crack open like Humpty Dumpty. A high-altitude climber, Doti’s far too tough to break bones in a simple slip and fall. I worry because he has three holes in his torso and an array of stitches across his abdomen.
  You see, just a few weeks ago, Doti did what few brave souls dare. He
  
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• As tax deadline looms, look out for these 5 types of scams

  04-04-2019 17:00
  
  Scam artists try all year round to catch unsuspecting victims who are not paying attention to the details of transactions. These scams come in different sizes and shapes. Below are a few of the most common ones that affect you and the IRS.
  Phone calls from the IRS
  The most important thing to remember here is that the IRS will always send you a letter first before they try to call you on the phone. If the person you are talking to is nasty, aggressive and demanding, they are not from the IRS. The
  
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• Santa Anita racing consensus picks for Thursday April 4

  04-04-2019 16:50
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Thursday April 4 at Santa Anita.
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• Chance of rain comes to Southern California

  04-04-2019 16:38
  
  LOS ANGELES — A weak storm out of the Gulf of Alaska may produce some rain in the Southland later Thursday and possibly Friday, a National Weather Service meteorologist said.
  “It won’t amount to much” said meteorologist Dave Bruno, predicting less than a 10th of an inch of rain in Los Angeles County.
  The system originated in the Gulf of Alaska, and the lion’s share of its energy will remain in Northern California, he said, adding that no flooding is expected —
  
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• If the RV is bumping, it just means these DJs are home making music

  04-04-2019 16:17
  
  In the midst of a winter marked by storms that pounded Southern California, you might think that Christi Mills and Chris Nalbandian would be over RV life.
  “That’s probably my favorite part,” Mills admits about the weather.
  Last year, the two DJ/producers (Nalbandian works under the name Mr. Bootsauce) moved their lives, and their recording studio, into a 2004 Fleetwood Jamboree, Class C. They’ve spent most of the winter in the hills above San Bernardino, on a property own
  
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• Southern California No. 1 for housing wealth: Region’s $760 billion is more than Texas, Florida combined

  04-04-2019 16:07
  
  Southern California homeowners are sitting on the nation’s largest bounty of housing wealth — more than Texas and Florida combined, according to a new report.
  Mortgage tracker Black Knight estimates at the end of 2018 there was $760 billion in “untapped equity” in homes across the five-county region. This calculation is a bit different than other valuation tallies because it takes estimated price valuations and subtracts outstanding mortgage debts.
  Yes, Southern Californi
  
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• Angels announcer Victor Rojas stays strong for his wife in her health battle

  04-04-2019 16:00
  
  She braces herself for the worst. Staying strong, she tells herself, is the only way she can win.
  She used to cry in the mornings as the sun came up. She would try to drive the kids to school, and the sunlight would slap her in the face. She became so sensitive, it was nearly impossible to see. That was August, when she began to notice something was wrong.
  Seven months later, she is in full fight-mode. She puts on sunglasses to protect her delicate eyes and wipes the tears away.
  “We’
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after slamming into car in Buena Park

  04-04-2019 15:57
  
  A motorcyclist died at the scene after hitting a car that was making a left-hand turn Thursday, April 4, 2019 in Buena Park. A passenger in the car was transported to a local hospital. (OnScene.TV)
  A motorcyclist died at the scene after hitting a car that was making a left-hand turn Thursday, April 4, 2019 in Buena Park. A passenger in the car was transported to a local hospital. (OnScene.TV)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsA motorcycle lies in the street following an accident that killed t
  
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• Sizzling Mater Dei softball beats Pacifica on opening night of Michelle Carew Classic

  04-04-2019 09:01
  
  ANAHEIM Mater Dei’s softball team doesn’t feature many returning starters but the Monarchs are beginning to play, look and even talk like veterans.
  Sophomore pitcher Morgan McConnell scattered five hits and made two sparkling defensive plays Wednesday night and the No. 12 Monarchs made consistent contact against hard-throwing Julia Cabral to open the Michelle Carew Classic with a 4-1 victory against No. 6 Pacifica at Peralta Park.
  The pool-play victory made Mater Dei (11-6-1) winners
  
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• Garden Grove driver charged with second-degree murder in weekend death of bicyclist in Huntington Beach

  04-04-2019 08:49
  
  SANTA ANA — A 25-year-old Garden Grove motorist was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder for allegedly running down a bike rider in Huntington Beach.
  Victor Manuel Romero is accused of killing 33-year-old Raymond MacDonald, a transient, just after 2 a.m. Saturday at Beach Boulevard and Adams Avenue, according to Huntington Beach police Sgt. Eric Warken.
  MacDonald was pronounced dead at the scene.
  Romero was found about a mile away on foot, Warken said. The black BMW he was driving w
  
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• Whicker: Clippers hope the Rockets are perfect strangers in first round

  04-04-2019 08:41
  
  LOS ANGELES — If the Clippers can take anything out of Wednesday night at Staples Center, it should be a flight plan to Portland.
  A first-round playoff matchup with the TrailBlazers would be far preferable to anything involving the Houston Rockets.
  Long before Chris Paul adjourned the third quarter with a 61-foot bank shot, right in front of the Staples Center front row that remembered his days with Lob City, the Clippers had turned the page, the calendar, the entire book. They lost for th
  
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• Lacrosse notebook: Chloe Silance enjoying her new role, bigger challenges at Mater Dei

  04-04-2019 08:00
  
  A former player earning her first head coaching job at her alma mater is nothing out of the ordinary. When that school has won two of the last three Southern Section championships, handing the reins to a 23-year old is out of the ordinary.
  Chloe Silance was named the head coach of girls lacrosse at Mater Dei after two-time Orange County coach of the year Cressita Bowman stepped down last summer. Silance was an assistant coach for one year prior to getting the head coaching job, but has a resume
  
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• David Freese helps Dodgers come from behind to beat Giants

  04-04-2019 07:41
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Enrique Hernandez (14) hits a solo home run in the first inning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2019. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)
  Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Ross Stripling (68) throws in the first inning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2019. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Ross Stripling (68) throws in the f
  
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• Young and old help lead Ducks to victory over playoff-bound Flames

  04-04-2019 07:24
  
  ANAHEIM — Bob Murray’s late-season evaluation is nearing its end. When the Ducks’ general manager fired Randy Carlyle and assumed the coaching duties himself back on Feb. 10, he said he wanted a closer look at his players and what they had to offer in the final days and nights of a lost season. The […]
  ANAHEIM — Bob Murray’s late-season evaluation is nearing its end. When the Ducks’ general manager fired Randy Carlyle and assumed the coaching duties him
  
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• Clippers are no match for Rockets in possible first-round playoff preview

  04-04-2019 07:11
  
  The Rockets’ Clint Capela dunks off a lob pass from James Harden during the first half of Wednesday’s game against the Clippers at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
  Los Angeles Clippers’ Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) drives to the basket as Houston Rockets’ James Harden defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, April 3, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsHouston Rockets’ James
  
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• Orange County baseball/softball highlights for Wednesday, April 3

  04-04-2019 06:55
  
  Highlights and top performers from the Orange County baseball and softball games on Wednesday, April 3.
  BASEBALL
  Wednesday’s baseball scoreboard
  Ryan Lemmon Spring Invitational
  Kelly Austin blanked Segerstrom in a 3-2 win for No. 16 Newport Harbor in the Ryan Lemmon Invitational. Austin pitched a complete game, allowed just three hits, one earned run and struck out 12 for the Sailors. Braham Duncan contributed on the offensive end with a double and two RBIs. Newport Harbor will play No. 14
  
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• Laguna Beach baseball rolls to win over Yorba Linda in Ryan Lemmon Invitational final

  04-04-2019 06:44
  
  IRVINE – Laguna Beach won the championship game of the Ryan Lemmon Invitational baseball tournament Wednesday with an 11-1 victory over Yorba Linda at the Orange County Great Park.
  Aidan Booth contributed four RBIs, including a bases-loaded triple, for the Breakers (14-8), and Cutter Clawson pitched six innings in which he allowed a run and three hits. Booth was named tournament MVP.
  Laguna Beach, which finished with 10 hits, took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning when Clawson doub
  
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• Garcia, Sonora continue to dominate Freeway League

  04-04-2019 05:51
  
  LA HABRA – If there was a single game so far in this season that proved Sonora is the top baseball team in the Freeway League, it was the Raiders’ 12-0 victory over Fullerton on Wednesday at Sonora High School.
  Sonora pounded out 16 hits and got another outstanding outing from senior pitcher Hector Garcia, who tossed a four-hit complete game shutout, helping the Raiders stay undefeated in league.
  Garcia also had 10 strikeouts, the fourth time the right-hander has notched double-digit
  
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• JSerra’s Isabella D’Aquila is the Orange County girls soccer player of the year for third time

  04-04-2019 03:49
  
  Orange County Soccer Player of the Year, JSerra forward Isabella D’Aquila.
  (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
  Orange County Soccer Player of the Year, JSerra forward Isabella D’Aquila.
  (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsOrange County Soccer Player of the Year, JSerra forward Isabella D’Aquila.
  (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
  Orange County Soccer Player of the Year, JSerra forw
  
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• Villa Park’s Breanna Carrillo is the Orange County girls soccer coach of the year

  04-04-2019 03:48
  
  Breanna Carrillo stepped into her first varsity head-coaching job fully armed, with a world of knowledge inherited from her father — Orange County coaching legend Eddie Carrillo — a superstar staff working alongside her, and some decent talent, maybe enough to challenge the traditional powers.
  Carrillo got all she could from her assets this season, guiding Villa Park to a 20-3-1 record, the North Hills League title, the final four in the CIF Southern Section’s Division 1 playof
  
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• Driver with large haul of possible narcotics crashes in Santa Ana after fleeing federal agents in San Clemente

  04-04-2019 03:47
  
  Police found a large haul of suspected narcotics in a car that crashed Wednesday in Santa Ana after the driver fled from federal agents in San Clemente and temporarily evaded authorities.
  Federal agents attempted to stop a white four-door sedan at about 8:40 a.m., on Interstate 5 near the Customs and Border Patrol station that’s just south of San Clemente, according to Tharon Francsico, a spokesman for the agency. He said the driver took off and headed north at a high rate of speed, initia
  
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• All-Orange County girls soccer teams for 2018-19 season

  04-04-2019 03:47
  
  The Register’s All-County girls soccer team for 2018-19:
  ALL-COUNTY GIRLS SOCCER
  Player of the Year: Isabella D’Aquila, JSerra
  Coach of the Year: Breanna Carrillo, Villa Park
  JSerra goalie Ryan Campbell kicks the ball during a Trinity League game against Santa Margarita on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. (Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
  FIRST TEAM
  G Ryan Campbell, JSerra, Jr.
  D Ryann Brown, Aliso Niguel, So.
  D Charlotte Jones, St. Margaret’s, Jr.
  D Acira Mehta, Su
  
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• Lakers’ Alex Caruso reflects on Oklahoma experience and how far he’s come

  04-04-2019 03:46
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY — It was the opportunity of a lifetime for Alex Caruso: Come to Thunder training camp. See what it’s like playing against one of the best point guards in the league.
  He went on to spend that year in the G League, honing his game with the Oklahoma City Blue. But the eye-opening experience of playing against Russell Westbrook, Caruso said, has never left him.
  “(I) got to watch how hard he competes every minute that he’s on the floor,” Caruso said. &ldquo
  
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• Click: CureDuchenne’s Vine Time

  04-04-2019 03:43
  
  Paul and Debra Miller toast to the CureDuchenne supporters gathered at Monarch Beach Resort’s Bourbon Steakhouse by Michael Mina. (Photography by Drew Kelly)
  More than $900,000 will go to support CureDuchenne’s mission to find a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and support patients and families affected by this rare genetic disease, all thanks to Orange County’s wine connoisseurs, philanthropists and business leaders who gathered March 2 for the fifth annual Napa in Newport
  
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• How to get freebies and buy one, get one deals on National Burrito Day 2019

  04-04-2019 03:35
  
  Chipotle Mexican Grill is out to grow its digital customers, and it couldn’t make that intention more clear on Thursday, April 4, National Burrito Day.
  The Newport Beach chain is partnering with YouTube influencer David Dobrik on a Dorbrik Burrito, which includes chicken, brown rice, black beans, tomato salsa, extra corn salsa, light cheese, and a side of guacamole. It’s available through Chipotle’s app or online through April 7 and costs $10 when ordered online.
  That’s c
  
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• Spotlight: NBFF celebrates its 20th year, Lea Solanga returns and CATS the musical wins over a new crowd

  04-04-2019 03:17
  
  NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL
  In recent years, luminaries like Jeff Bridges, Simon Pegg, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and “Iron Man” director Jon Favreau have beat it to the coast for the fest. Bring along your selfie stick and post it all – the red carpet, the premieres and, of course, the opening night gala.
  Co-founded by Gregg Schwenk, this annual movie melange by the sea has an uncanny habit of picking the right flicks, like 2004 Oscar winner for Best Picture, “Crash,”
  
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• UCLA baseball’s Garrett Mitchell emerging as force on top-ranked team

  04-04-2019 03:09
  
  LOS ANGELES — Jake Pries helped an affable freshman with little hoop earrings take a mandated concussion test on a computer and knew immediately there was something different about Garrett Mitchell.
  Then he saw him on the baseball field.
  “I’ve never seen anybody like this in my life,” UCLA’s senior outfielder said of his first impressions of Mitchell on the field.
  Mitchell, a now sophomore, is “by far” the fastest player Pries has ever shared a baseball
  
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• Fashion File: Paris Hilton walks the runway for a PowerPuff Girls collab and more …

  04-04-2019 03:00
  
  Lace and tulle evoke feminine beauty. In subdued shades of white, cream and blush, the fabrics exude a sweet almost bridal allure. But a quick color change revives the entire look. Pump up the volume with red, black or neon pink and the sheer stuff gets sexy. The look blends strong femininity with a touch of naughty sensuality. The ’90s are back – with a vengeance!
   
  Paris Hilton walks the runway during Christian Cowan x PowerPuff Girls Runway Show at City Market Social House on
  
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