• Former Garden Grove coach Dewey Van Cleave dies

    Former Garden Grove coach Dewey Van Cleave dies
    Dewey Van Cleave, who coached a variety of sports at Garden Grove High and is best known for coaching boys basketball at the school, died Tuesday his son Rusty Van Cleave announced on Twitter.
    When details are available this report will be updated.
    Dewey Van Cleave coached at Garden Grove for 32 years. He was the Argonauts boys basketball head coach for 13 years ending with the 1997-98 season. Van Cleave also coached girls basketball and track and field, and was at times the head coaches of the
  • This former Costa Mesa hacker has become an award-winning rum maker

    This former Costa Mesa hacker has become an award-winning rum maker
    SoCal Silver Rum earned a Gold Medal on its first entry in the 2019 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. (Courtesy of SoCal Silver Rum)
    SoCal Silver Rum earned a Gold Medal on its first entry in the 2019 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. (Courtesy of SoCal Silver Rum)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsSoCal Silver Rum earned a Gold Medal on its first entry in the 2019 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. (Courtesy of SoCal Silver Rum)
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  • America’s Family Pet Expo is this weekend in Costa Mesa

    America’s Family Pet Expo is this weekend in Costa Mesa
    Thousands are expected at the annual celebration of pets being held this weekend at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa.
    America’s Family Pet Expo is advertised as the largest gathering of animals and pet lovers on the West Coast.
    There will be pet rescues with animals available for adoption, vendors for shopping, entertainment, exhibits and more. In 2018, nearly 700 pets were adopted into forever homes.
    Also among the highlights for this year are a kid’s pet care course, a
  • Clothesline Project at CSUF gives victims of rape, child abuse, domestic violence a voice

    Clothesline Project at CSUF gives victims of rape, child abuse, domestic violence a voice
    Dozens of multicolored T-shirts hanging from clotheslines in front of the Humanities-Social Services building at Cal State Fullerton told stories of fear, anger and forgiveness. They also shared messages of strength and empowerment.
    Wendy Torres came to see the Clothesline Project after she heard about the event — which provides a voice to victims of child abuse, rape, domestic violence or human trafficking — in one of her classes. The human services major was struck by the words on
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  • Senate wants USOC to explain halt in decertification of USA Gymnastics

    Senate wants USOC to explain halt in decertification of USA Gymnastics
    The chairman of the U.S. Senate finance committee has given the U.S. Olympic Committee a May 10 deadline to explain why it has halted efforts to strip USA Gymnastics of its national governing body status, saying the USOC’s handling of the decertification has raised serious questions, according to a letter obtained by the Southern California News Group.
    In a letter to USOC chief executive officer Sarah Hirshland Tuesday, Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) wrote that it was “unclear&rdq
  • NFL Draft: Chargers might go need over best available player

    NFL Draft: Chargers might go need over best available player
    A year ago, Justin Jones gathered friends and family to a bowling alley thinking that it would make for a stress-free environment while Day 2 of the NFL Draft went on.
    It turned out to be the opposite.
    “They told me I had a second- or third-round grade,” Jones said. “I was thinking I’ll probably go at the end of the second, early in the third, somewhere in there.”
    Each time the 6-foot-3, 309-pound defensive tackle got up to roll, he hoped to hear good news after the
  • Titan Voice: Rock on, Titans — new students inspired, inspiring

    Titan Voice: Rock on, Titans — new students inspired, inspiring
    By Fram Virjee
    Cal State Fullerton president
    Most, if not all of us have, at some point in our lives, secretly (or even openly) dreamed of seeing our name emblazoned on a stadium marquee; taking center stage in a packed arena; or hearing our voice echo off stadium walls. We dreamed of being, if for one fleeting moment, a rock star.
    That dream and the attributes associated with its realization — God-given talent, never-ending tenacity, and groundbreaking vision — are so universally kn
  • San Juan garden tour will showcase 5 private gardens and a boutique

    San Juan garden tour will showcase 5 private gardens and a boutique
    The San Juan Capistrano Garden Club will present its tour, “Stroll Through The Gardens,” on Saturday, April 27. The tour includes five beautiful, private gardens and a boutique of lovely plants and garden décor.
    Tickets are $30 and may be purchased the day of the tour at 31845 Avenida Evita, San Juan Capistrano. This location features the club’s  “Plants Galore and More Boutique.”  If you are unable to attend the tour you may still shop the treasure
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  • Best thing I ate: Ruth’s Chris in Irvine serves this burger for lunch but there’s a catch

    Best thing I ate: Ruth’s Chris in Irvine serves this burger for lunch but there’s a catch
    It’s one of the best-kept secrets of the Orange County food scene: the burger at Ruth’s Chris Steak House. 
    What might be an even better-kept secret than the burger itself is the fact that Ruth’s Chris in Irvine is open for lunch — Fridays only. This is a big deal because most Ruth’s Chris locations (there are more than a dozen in California) don’t serve lunch. The Beverly Hills location used to once upon a time but stopped years ago. Now the only locatio
  • Laguna Woods Village residents prepare for elevator rehab in some 3-story buildings

    Laguna Woods Village residents prepare for elevator rehab in some 3-story buildings
    LAGUNA WOODS — Elevator transport will be temporarily out of service for three weeks in eight three-story Garden Villa buildings starting Monday, April 29.
    The elevator replacement program is considered routine maintenance to combat wear and tear, Village Management Services communications manager Eileen Paulin said. The program’s budgeted cost is $346,698 and work is expected to last three weeks, anticipating completion on May 16, according to the Third Mutual Project Log.
    Manors af
  • What you should know about soy and its benefits

    What you should know about soy and its benefits
    Whether you are a vegetarian or an omnivore, you have probably at some point eaten soy or foods containing soy. From soy milk and edamame to tofu and miso, there are many foods made primarily from soy and countless others that contain soy ingredients like commercial baked goods and teriyaki sauce. Despite a wide body of scientific research pointing to the health benefits of soy, it’s consumption remains controversial. There are some considerations to be made when deciding whether this plan
  • 10 theater productions to see in Southern California this week, April 26-May 2

    10 theater productions to see in Southern California this week, April 26-May 2
    LOS ANGELES COUNTY
    ‘Anna in the Tropics’
    Nilo Cruz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about a cigar rolling family in 1929 Florida whose life begins to intertwine with the book that their lector reads aloud to keep them entertained as they work.
    When: April 26-May 2.
    Where: Atwater Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas Ave., Los Angeles.
    Tickets: $25-$40.
    Information: 323-882-6912, www.openfist.org
    ‘Boxing Lessons’
    In this dark comedy family and friends gather at a famous write
  • Witness: Driver mumbling ‘I love you Jesus’ after injuring 8 in horrific Sunnyvale crash

    Witness: Driver mumbling ‘I love you Jesus’ after injuring 8 in horrific Sunnyvale crash
    By ROBERT SALONGA and JASON GREEN
    SUNNYVALE — A driver suspected of plowing into a crowd of people in a busy Sunnyvale intersection Tuesday — injuring eight, including a 13-year-old girl — then stumbled out of his car mumbling “Jesus, I love you,” according to an eyewitness who watched the horrific crash unfold right in front of him.
    The FBI is assisting the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety in investigating the incident, which Sunnyvale Capt. Jim Choi said coul
  • 7 pool areas to check out at Southern California casinos as the hot summer months approach

    7 pool areas to check out at Southern California casinos as the hot summer months approach
    It’s been a pretty dreary winter for people who live in Southern California with cold weather and frequent rainstorms but the sun has finally started to appear more regularly and the temperatures seem to be slowly cresting as summer approaches. That means pool season can’t be far behind.
    And if you’re looking for a great spot to take a dip, Southern California’s casinos have some fancy pool complexes with such features as cabanas, water slides and bars.
    This year, a new r
  • Man arrested on suspicion of DUI after Santa Ana police say he hit woman and fled

    Man arrested on suspicion of DUI after Santa Ana police say he hit woman and fled
    A 38-year-old man was in custody Wednesday, April 24, after hitting a woman with his car while intoxicated and driving away, police said.
    At just about midnight, an officer driving south on Standard Avenue came across a woman lying in the road just north of Edinger Avenue, police said.
    So far, it is unclear if she was trying to cross the street.
    She was unconscious and not breathing.
    Orange County Fire Authority personnel were called and took her to the hospital.
    Wednesday, the woman, who has ye
  • Radio: KOST 103.5 FM gets a present even when it’s not the holidays

    Radio: KOST 103.5 FM gets a present even when it’s not the holidays
    KOST (103.5 FM) has managed to do what some considered impossible: remain the top-rated station in Los Angeles even when it’s not playing Christmas music. While down from its 13.0 share high during the holiday season, the station has led by at least a point over the second-place finisher all year so far, including the March ratings released last week. In March, KOST earned a 6.5 share compared with KRTH’s (101.1 FM) 5.5.
    Completing the top-5 were KTWV The Wave (94.7 FM) at 4.7, KIIS-
  • Recovering from a concussion forces softball player into a new game plan

    The independence — that’s what Trish Parks was missing and what bothered her most about her predicament.
    It bothered her more than the headaches. More than not being able to throw a softball, much less take the circle and pitch. More than the irritability. More than the fact she couldn’t sit beyond 20 minutes in class without having to get up and walk around. More than not being able to sit in front of a computer screen for more than 20 minutes without blinding headaches making
  • Charlie Wade coaching No. 1 Hawaii men’s volleyball team despite U.S. Center for SafeSport suspension

    Charlie Wade coaching No. 1 Hawaii men’s volleyball team despite U.S. Center for SafeSport suspension
    If the NCAA men’s volleyball tournament follows its seeding, top-seed Hawaii will meet defending national champion Long Beach State in the tournament final May 5 at Walter Pyramid.
    Under this scenario, the national championship would feature two men who have coached this season while suspended by the U.S. Center for SafeSport and on USA Volleyball’s suspended members list, according to documents obtained by the Southern California News Group.
    On one bench will be Hawaii head coach Ch
  • Nixon Library’s new exhibit will take you to the moon

    Nixon Library’s new exhibit will take you to the moon
    Virtual reality goggles will place visitors feet away from Neil Armstrong as he takes mankind’s first steps on the moon in a new exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing at the Nixon Presidential Library & Museum.
    “You feel like you’re standing along with Neil Armstrong,” said Joe Lopez, a spokesman for Nixon Foundation which operates the library in Yorba Linda in partnership with the National Archives. “The weight of the world hits you.
  • Want a private tour of the ‘Brady Bunch’ house before its TV debut?

    Want a private tour of the ‘Brady Bunch’ house before its TV debut?
    A lucky “Brady Bunch” fan will be able to tour the Studio City home being remodeled for “A Very Brady Renovation” before the HGTV show premieres in September.
    But only the winner of a charity auction and their guest will receive the private, room-by-room showing.
    Hosting the tour will be Susan Olsen, who played Cindy Brady on the popular ’70s show, and Jasmine Roth, a custom home builder in Huntington Beach and star of HGTV’s “Hidden Potential.”
    Th
  • Ladera Ranch invites the public to ‘county’s largest’ community garage sale

    Ladera Ranch invites the public to ‘county’s largest’ community garage sale
    Ladera Ranch will hold its annual community garage sale — billed as Orange County’s largest — from 7 a.m.-noon on Saturday, April 27. More than 600 residents will participate in the sale, which is expected to attract some 3,000 deal-seekers.
    Starting at noon on Wednesday, residents and visitors can visit LaderaLife.com (or bit.ly/LaderaInteractiveMap) to access the interactive map, which displays a listing of participating homes. Shoppers can search for categories of items for
  • 4 arrested after Apple store theft in Brea Mall turns into pursuit that ends with police vehicles rammed

    4 arrested after Apple store theft in Brea Mall turns into pursuit that ends with police vehicles rammed
    Four people were taken into custody Tuesday night, April 23, after a theft at the Apple store in the Brea Mall and a pursuit that included the suspects’ car ramming into police vehicles.
    Just before 8:45 p.m., police were called about several males stealing merchandise on display, said Brea police Lt. Adam Hawley.
    The suspects ran off, got into a car and fled the mall’s parking lot.
    But officers and detectives spotting the fleeing car and tried to pull it over – but the vehicle
  • What obstacles do Orange County’s unsheltered homeless face?

    What obstacles do Orange County’s unsheltered homeless face?
    The 2019 point-in-time count asked people who weren’t in shelters about issues they deal with that may contribute to their homelessness.
    Here is the data, which relied on sampling because not every unsheltered person completed a full survey. Some people may have noted more than one issue.
    Chronic homelessness: 51.98 percent
    Substance use issues: 32.9 percent
    Physical disability: 30.8 percent
    Mental health issues: 26.47 percent
    Developmental disability: 13.72 percent
    Domestic violence: 9.58
  • 13 water parks to visit as temperatures heat up this summer

    13 water parks to visit as temperatures heat up this summer
    Need to cool down on a hot summer day? Consider heading to the nearest water park.
    We’ve rounded up a list of what you need to know about 13 water parks throughout Southern California. Visit the venue’s website for complete information on attractions, hours and ticket prices before you go.
    LOS ANGELES COUNTY
    Dry Town Water Park
    Where: 3850 E. Avenue S, Palmdale.
    When: 11 a.m. select days May 25-Sept. 8, plus 7 p.m. select evenings June 21-Aug. 2.
    Tickets: $25 general, $20 seniors and
  • Which cities have the most homeless living without shelter?

    Which cities have the most homeless living without shelter?
    The 2019 point-in-time count tried to identify where the county’s homeless are staying, whether on the streets, with friends or relatives, or in emergency or transitional shelter housing.
    A total of 3,961 people are considered unsheltered. Here are the communities and how many people report staying there:
    Santa Ana: 830
    Anaheim: 694
    Fullerton: 308
    Huntington Beach: 289
    Orange: 193
    Costa Mesa: 187
    Garden Grove: 163
    Westminster: 159
    Buena Park: 142
    Irvine: 127
    San Clemente: 96
    Tustin: 95
    Lak
  • Which are the 10 cities sheltering the most homeless people?

    Which are the 10 cities sheltering the most homeless people?
    The 2019 point-in-time count tried to identify where the county’s homeless are staying and whether they are in either emergency or transitional shelter housing.
    Here are the cities sheltering the most homeless people, according to the survey released today, April 24:
    1. Santa Ana: 939
    2. Anaheim: 508
    3. Tustin: 264
    4. Fullerton: 165
    5. Orange: 148
    6.  Buena Park: 145
    7. Placentia: 108
    8. Laguna Beach: 76
    9. Garden Grove: 62
    10. Huntington Beach: 60
    Fourteen cities showed no homeless s
  • How Long Beach State men’s volleyball is approaching chance to repeat as national champions

    How Long Beach State men’s volleyball is approaching chance to repeat as national champions
    LONG BEACH — In one way or the other, Alan Knipe has been a part of both of Long Beach State’s national championship men’s volleyball teams.
    He was the head coach of last year’s championship squad. He was a player in 1991 when the 49ers first earned the title of national champs.
    And he was there again in 1992, when in its bid to defend the title, Long Beach did not even make the NCAA Tournament. So Knipe knows the challenge his team, the No. 2 seed in next week’s to
  • Homeless count in Orange County shows increase, but with more accurate picture of who’s out there

    Homeless count in Orange County shows increase, but with more accurate picture of who’s out there
    In what may be the most accurate count of Orange County’s homeless population ever, there’s a significant uptick in the number of people without a permanent home, but the data also shows more than twice as many homeless people in shelters now versus two years ago.
    Preliminary data from the most recent federally mandated Point in Time count found 6,860 homeless people in Orange County, with 2,899 of those – a little more than 42 percent – having some kind of emergency or t
  • Trump’s threat to go to court over impeachment defies ruling

    Trump’s threat to go to court over impeachment defies ruling
    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’ll go directly to the U.S. Supreme Court “if the partisan Dems” ever try to impeach him.
    But Trump’s strategy could run into a roadblock: the high court itself, which said in 1993 that the framers of the U.S. Constitution didn’t intend for the courts to have the power to review impeachment proceedings. The Supreme Court ruled that impeachment and removal from office is Congress’ duty alone.
    “I D
  • Even Bernie Sanders recognizes the high cost of open borders

    Even Bernie Sanders recognizes the high cost of open borders
    Sen. Bernie Sanders was speaking at a town hall in Oskaloosa, Iowa, earlier this month when someone in the audience complained that he was an “advocate for open borders.”
    Sanders denied it. “If you open the borders, my God, there’s a lot of poverty in this world, and you’re going to have people from all over the world,” he said. “And I don’t think that’s something that we can do at this point. Can’t do it.”
    A lot of people might a
  • Terror in Sri Lanka: Political Cartoons

    Terror in Sri Lanka: Political Cartoons
    Check out our regular cartoon gallery featuring some of the best cartoonists from around the world, and across the political spectrum, covering current issues and figures.
    Check out our regular cartoon gallery featuring some of the best cartoonists from around the world, and across the political spectrum, covering current issues and figures.SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsCheck out our regular cartoon gallery featuring some of the best cartoonists from around the world, and across the poli
  • Senate Bill 50 is the bold answer to California’s housing crisis we need

    Senate Bill 50 is the bold answer to California’s housing crisis we need
    The housing supply crisis threatens to make homeowners an endangered species in California unless our leaders act decisively and quickly.
    California faces a major housing shortage. We’re ranked 49th out of the 50 states in homes per capita. In fact, it’s estimated that our state needs 3.5 million more homes to provide housing adequate for California’s population growth. States such as New York have added nearly 80 percent more housing units than California relative to populatio
  • Corky Carroll: Harbour Surfboards turns 60 — congratulations, ‘Uncle Harbie’

    Corky Carroll: Harbour Surfboards turns 60 — congratulations, ‘Uncle Harbie’
    Rich Harbour is shown with one of his early surfboards, made six decades ago. (Photo courtesy of Rich Harbour)
    I just got a message telling me that Pacific City, in Huntington Beach, is holding a celebration in honor of Harbour Surfboards’ 60th year in business. The anniversary party runs now through May 5 and includes exhibitions, surf films and all kinds of fun stuff.
    I was thinking that this is pretty cool and it jarred loose some great memories that I have from when Richard Harbour sta
  • Gordon Ramsay praises Newhall ‘MasterChef Junior’ contender Malia Brauer for her canned tuna roll

    Gordon Ramsay praises Newhall ‘MasterChef Junior’ contender Malia Brauer for her canned tuna roll
    Newhall middle-schooler Malia Brauer learned to make sushi at her late Japanese great-grandmother’s side, and she got good at it.
    So good, in fact, that Malia earned high praise from celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay for her “incredible” tuna roll during the elimination challenge on Tuesday night’s episode of “MasterChef Junior” on Fox.
    Gordon Ramsay critiques “MasterChef Junior” Malia Brauer’s tuna roll. (Courtesy of Fox)
    “It’s cooked
  • Bargain Hunter: The Oinkster is giving away a guitar

    Bargain Hunter: The Oinkster is giving away a guitar
    The Oinkster in Eagle Rock is giving away a Jared James Nichols Epiphone Old Glory Signature Les Paul Custom guitar. You can enter the sweepstakes with the purchase of a Blues Power Burger by April 28. The Blues Power Burger is an Angus beef patty with house barbecue sauce, blue cheese/Thousand Island dressing, smoked onion and fried pickles topped with a barbecue rib. The Oinkster is open 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 2005 Colorado Blvd. Call 323-255
  • Late Tustin coach Cesar Altamirano honored at Empire League swim prelims

    Late Tustin coach Cesar Altamirano honored at Empire League swim prelims
    Late Tustin water polo and swimming coach Cesar Altamirano was remembered Tuesday as the Tillers raced in his honor at the Empire League swim prelims at Kennedy High in La Palma.
    The meet held a moment of silence before the first race for Altamirano, 26, who died Sunday morning after sustaining injuries in a serious car accident in Long Beach three days earlier.
    Swimmers also wrote the phrase, “Swim for Cesar!” on their arms with a marker.
    Tustin vowed to dedicate the meet to the pop
  • Cops bemoan drop in takings, but policing for profit is wrong

    When the Legislature debated a bill to restrict California law enforcement agencies’ ability to seize houses, cars and cash they say may be “linked to crimes,” police and prosecutors complained that its passage would cost them millions of dollars that they depend upon to fund various programs.
    A new analysis by the Southern California News Group has found that Senate Bill 443, which went into effect in 2017, has indeed slashed the money California agencies receive from “e
  • Sacramento politicians play Santa Claus while pension problem gets worse

    Sacramento politicians play Santa Claus while pension problem gets worse
    Sacramento wants to raise taxes — on just about everything, it seems. But the tax hikes seem primarily geared toward fueling more spending and new obligations, with little interest among state legislators in getting a grip on existing challenges.
    And while politicians in the state Capitol are busy dreaming up new programs, new extensions of current programs and new taxes, the state’s pension problems only continue to get worse.
    It’s a problem that any state official will acknow
  • Yankees hand Angels their 9th loss in 11 games

    Yankees hand Angels their 9th loss in 11 games
    The Yankees’ Brett Gardner, right, is tagged out at home by Angels catcher Kevan Smith during the seventh inning of Tuesday’s game at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
    ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 23:Brett Gardner #11 of the New York Yankees connects for a triple as Jonathan Lucroy #20 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim looks on during the third inning of a game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on April 23, 2019 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)So
  • Freshman Moses Brown leaves UCLA basketball for NBA draft

    Freshman Moses Brown leaves UCLA basketball for NBA draft
    Freshman Moses Brown and sophomores Jaylen Hands and Kris Wilkes are on the NBA’s list of early draft entrants, released by the league Tuesday.
    Brown officially joins Hands and Wilkes, who both announced their intentions publicly weeks before the April 22 deadline. Brown, a 7-foot-1 freshman, averaged 9.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in his one season at UCLA, was voted to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team and named an All-Defensive team honorable mention.
    Players can withdraw from the draf
  • 5-county greater Los Angeles area ranks as nation’s worst for smog, again

    5-county greater Los Angeles area ranks as nation’s worst for smog, again
    The five-county Los Angeles region ranks as the nation’s smoggiest metro area for the 19th time in the 20 years, according to the annual analysis by the American Lung Association released Tuesday.
    While air quality has improved dramatically nationwide and locally over the past 50 years, this year’s report — which covers 2015 to 2017 — shows it deteriorating from the group’s three-year assessment last year. Climate change and wildfires are cited as key causes for the
  • Man who killed 2 in 1991 Santa Ana robbery is sentenced to 30 years to life

    Man who killed 2 in 1991 Santa Ana robbery is sentenced to 30 years to life
    SANTA ANA — A 45-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday, April 23, and was immediately sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for killing two Wienerschnitzel employees in Santa Ana during a robbery in 1991.
    Alejandro Galindo Dominguez pleaded guilty to two counts of murder and admitted sentencing enhancements for the use of a firearm, multiple murders and a special circumstance allegation of killing during a robbery, according to court records.
    The murders had gone unsolved until Dominguez t
  • Monroe’s memorable day leads Loara baseball to Garden Grove League championship

    Monroe’s memorable day leads Loara baseball to Garden Grove League championship
    GARDEN GROVE – Patrick Monroe is a high school senior, so he hasn’t yet experienced all of the ups and downs his life will provide.
    But as of now …
    “It’s the best thing that’s ever happened in my life,” Monroe said
    Monroe had just pitched Loara to a 2-0 win over Rancho Alamitos on Tuesday and the Saxons had clinched the Garden Grove League championship.
    Loara’s victory at Rancho Alamitos High gave the Saxons their first league baseball championshi
  • Los Alamitos softball beats Marina to earn share of Surf League title

    Los Alamitos softball beats Marina to earn share of Surf League title
    Los Alamitos’ Makenzie Kimura hits a single RBI against Marina in a Surf League softball game Tuesday April 23, 2019 at Marina High.
    (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
    Marina first baseman Shayla Thomas waits for the action to resume in a Surf League softball game against Los Alamitos Tuesday April 23, 2019 at Marina High.
    (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Alamitos’ Emma Sellers catches an infield hit
  • Orange County baseball/softball highlights for Tuesday, April 23

    Orange County baseball/softball highlights for Tuesday, April 23
    Highlights and top performers from the Orange County baseball and softball games on Tuesday, April 23.
    BASEBALL
    Tuesday’s baseball scoreboard
    No. 14 Marina wrapped up its first outright league championship since 2016 with an 8-4 win over No. 17 Newport Harbor at Marina High. Junior lefty Jagger Iovinelli held Newport scoreless for the first four innings and the Vikings (18-10, 6-2) broke a 2-2 tie with a six-run fifth to take a two-game lead in the Wave League with one to play. The teams w
  • Huntington Beach baseball adds Surf crown to league title collection

    Huntington Beach baseball adds Surf crown to league title collection
    HUNTINGTON BEACH – The Huntington Beach baseball team clinched the Surf League championship with a 6-0 victory over Edison on Tuesday at Huntington Beach High School.
    The Oilers (21-6, 7-1) got all the offense they would need with a four-run first inning, making the outing that much easier for left-handed starter Dylan Ramirez who combined with Cole Tague and Jeremy Wiegman for the shutout.
    The league title is the fourth in a row and fifth in six years for the Oilers, who are ranked No. 5
  • Kenta Maeda roughed up early, Dodgers never recover in loss to Cubs

    Kenta Maeda roughed up early, Dodgers never recover in loss to Cubs
    The Cubs’ Javier Baez, left, Kris Bryant, center, and Ben Zobrist celebrate scoring on a three-run double by Willson Contreras, not pictured, during the first inning of Tuesday’s game against the Dodgers in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Young)
    Los Angeles Dodgers’ Kenta Maeda pitches against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Young)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsChicago Cubs’ Jose Quintana pitche
  • Orange County scores and player stats for Tuesday (4-23-19)

    Orange County scores and player stats for Tuesday (4-23-19)
    Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Tuesday, April 24.
    BASEBALL
    SOFTBALL
    GIRLS LACROSSE
    Aliso Niguel 21, San Juan Capistrano 7
    Goals: AN – Widlock 6, Gonzalez 4, Decker 4. SJH –
    BOYS VOLLEYBALL
    Canyon def. El Dorado, 26-24, 23-25, 25-20, 25-17
    CRESTVIEW LEAGUE
    Foothill def. Villa Park, 25-22, 25-22, 25-22
    Foot: Gasser 12 kills
    Note: Win clinches league title for Foot (17-9, 5-1)
    PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
    Woodbridge def. Portola, 18-25, 22-25, 25-9, 25-17, 15-12
    ORANGE COAST LE
  • Maranatha softball pulls out victory over Whittier Christian to keep Olympic League title hopes alive

    Maranatha softball pulls out victory over Whittier Christian to keep Olympic League title hopes alive
    PASADENA – Maranatha softball coach Sammy Skinner preached one word to his squad throughout Tuesday’s Olympic League showdown against Whittier Christian – belief.
    “You got to have belief in softball,” Skinner said. “We tell them that you never know when your time is going to come and when your name is called.”
    The Minutemen used that mentality to score four runs in the sixth inning and that propelled them to a 4-1 win.
    The victory moved Maranatha (17-4,
  • Supervisors ask no questions, make no comment while O.C. Sheriff talks about his agency’s relationship with ICE

    Supervisors ask no questions, make no comment while O.C. Sheriff talks about his agency’s relationship with ICE
    Immigrant rights advocates expressed frustration Tuesday when county supervisors failed to ask a single question or make a comment during a public forum about the Orange County Sheriff Department’s dealing with federal immigration agents.
    Some of the complaints expressed by advocates – lack of transparency by the Sheriff’s Dept. and little accountability – were similar to ones aired last December, when the Board of Supervisors aired their first-ever local forum required b

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