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• Buy low, finish high: The amazing story of Vasilika at the Breeders’ Cup

  31-10-2019 23:51 via ocregister.com
  
  ARCADIA — Vasilika was chowing down in her stall in Barn 44 the other morning. She looked healthy and alert and big enough to make you wonder how she slipped through so many fingers.
  On Feb. 11, 2018, she teed it up in the first race at Santa Anita. Only the inveterate, or maybe degenerate, horseplayers knew her. She was the favorite and, down the stretch, she caught Aura Rose, trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, and won.
  Friends and family applauded. After the race, Hollendorfer claimed her fo
  
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• Adventure meets pampering at Costa Rica’s Las Catalinas

  31-10-2019 23:06 via ocregister.com
  
  The rooftop plunge pool at Santarena Hotel at Las Catalinas. (photography by PABLO CAMBRONERO)
  Snug against the shore in its own secluded bay along Costa Rica’s Pacific coast is the placid resort town of Las Catalinas. Actually, it’s not a resort and it’s not a town, not in the typical sense. In fact, there are few words to describe Las Catalinas short of splendid tropical serenity. Like a resort, it has a hotel, the newly opened 45-room Santarena Hotel, fine dining options and
  
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• Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm closer to returning

  31-10-2019 22:53 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE — If defenseman Hampus Lindholm is sound enough to play Friday, then he’ll return to the lineup for the Ducks’ game against the Vancouver Canucks at Honda Center, after sitting out the past two contests because of an unspecified lower-body injury.
  Lindholm’s return would be welcome for Ducks coach Dallas Eakins, of course, but it also would create a difficult decision about who sits out Friday. Josh Mahura, a rookie, would be a logical candidate if only he hadn&rsq
  
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• Cody Bellinger wins defensive award; reliever added to 40-man roster

  31-10-2019 22:52 via ocregister.com
  
  With the end of the World Series, the offseason awards season has begun and Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger has already collected one.
  Bellinger was named the winner of the Fielding Bible Award for right field. The award goes to the best defensive player at each position as determined by a panel of experts and Baseball Info Solutions. Bellinger is the first Dodgers outfielder to win one of the awards.
  Awards season kicks into gear next week with the announcement of the Gold Glove winners on ES
  
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• Playing it by the book in Santa Monica. Gateway to the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows reading program.

  31-10-2019 22:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows provides an escape for bookworms. (image by Christian Horan Photography)
  Many words come to mind when describing Southern California’s beach communities – sunny and warm, breezy and fun, or even, without exaggeration, paradisiacal – but “literary” is probably not among them. And yet, writers of note have made their home here for decades, from the German “Exiliteratur” authors – most notably Thomas Mann and Ber
  
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• Angels acquire right-hander Parker Markel from Pirates

  31-10-2019 22:41 via ocregister.com
  
  In the Angels’ first move of the offseason, they acquired right-handed reliever Parker Markel from the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash considerations.
  Markel, 29, had a 7.77 ERA in 20 games with the Pirates and Seattle Mariners this season. He struck out 24 and walked 17 in 22 innings.
  Markel relies on a slider and a fastball that averaged 95.6 mph. He has a well above-average spin rate, which is likely one of the reasons the Angels are taking a low-risk shot at finding some upside.
  A former 3
  
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• Harrah’s Resort Southern California has reopened after wind and power outage forced closure

  31-10-2019 22:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Harrah’s Resort Southern California in Valley Center reopened Thursday, Oct. 31, after closing Wednesday due to power outages and wind.
  Resort officials announced the reopening via posts on social media.
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  The resort closed Wednesday, Oct. 30, to both guests and employees because of a high wind warning and mandatory power outages
  
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• All snow, all the time at Utah’s new ski paradise for diehards

  31-10-2019 22:26 via ocregister.com
  
  If you only want to be pampered when you ski, dine off the finest Michelin-starred menu and luxuriate in exotic spa treatments, then Utah’s all-new Snowpine Lodge is not for you. Not that it doesn’t have fine food and plush accommodations, but here skiing is the priority: Alta, all 11,000 feet of it, right outside in the backyard. Just you, the lodge and the mountain. No horrid ski village offering superfluous stuff to buy, Snowpine is a peaceful roadside establishment in modest gunm
  
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• Drummond: Cielo Vista soon to be part of Yorba Linda

  31-10-2019 22:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Yorba Linda’s 20-square-mile area will grow by a bit more than one-half of 1% in a few weeks, when the final step to annex the Cielo Vista development – approval by the Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission – is anticipated.
  The planned 84-acre development of large-sized, single-family residential parcels was approved for annexation to the city by the Orange County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 22, after a pre-annexation agreement with the city was adopted Oct. 1.
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• They’re tricked out for a Halloween party in Laguna Woods

  31-10-2019 21:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Who says Halloween is just for kids? Not some Laguna Woods Village residents, who are getting into the spirit of tonight’s festivities in a variety of ways. Here are some photos that prove adults in this community know how to get their ghoul on!
  Margie and Ken Turner dressed as the Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter during the Rock ‘n’ Rollers Club annual Monster Mash Halloween dance held at Laguna Woods Village Clubhouse 5 on Saturday, October 12, 2019. (Photo by Frank D&rsquo
  
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• Mater Dei basketball junior Harrison Hornery commits to USC

  31-10-2019 21:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Mater Dei boys basketball junior forward Harrison Hornery announced he has committed to USC.
  Hornery, 6-10, a native of Australia, announced his commitment on Twitter on Thursday.
  He averaged 12 points and six rebounds a game last season.
  Earlier this month, Mater Dei junior guard Devin Askew announced his commitment to Kentucky.
  
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• White House appoints Vanguard University leader to council on human trafficking

  31-10-2019 20:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Sandra Morgan, Ph.D., director of the Global Center for Women and Justice at Vanguard University, is set to be appointed by President Trump to a two-year term as a member of the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking, according to a release from the White House.
  The advisory council was established by Senate Bill 1312, a bipartisan legislative mandate to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. The Advisory Council ensures U.S. government policies and pro
  
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• Could Fannie and Freddie soon have competition?

  31-10-2019 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  What’s up with mortgage rates? Jeff Lazerson of Mortgage Grader in Laguna Niguel gives us his take.
  Rate news summary
  From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey: The 30-year fixed-rate averaged 3.78%, up 3 basis points from last week and the highest rate in over three months. The 15-year fixed-rate averaged 3.19%, up 1 basis point from last week.
  The Mortgage Bankers Association reported less than a 1% increase in loan application volume from the previous week.
  Bottom line: Assuming a borrower
  
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• NFL or the Olympics? USC RB Kenan Christon wants to do both

  31-10-2019 19:33 via ocregister.com
  
  USC’s athletic history is a rich and storied one. The Trojans have won 107 NCAA championships among all their various programs. The football team has produced seven Heisman Trophy winners and 12 Pro Football Hall of Famers. So there aren’t many firsts left to accomplish for current USC athletes.
  But one thing has never been done before by a Trojan: Play in the NFL and participate in the Olympic Games.
  That’s something that Kenan Christon is aiming to change.
  The freshman runnin
  
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• SCE power line was active near origin of Easy fire

  31-10-2019 19:24 via ocregister.com
  
  A Southern California Edison transmission line was active at the time the Easy fire broke out Wednesday in Simi Valley, officials said Thursday morning.
  The blaze has scorched at least 1,700 acres while threatening thousands of homes and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. It was 10% contained Thursday morning.
  The disclosure came Wednesday afternoon, when the Rosemead-based utiltiy informed the California Public Utilities Commission of the active line in the area near where the fire broke o
  
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• A look at Joshua Tree and Death Valley 25 years after they became national parks

  31-10-2019 19:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Twenty-five years ago Oct. 31, the federal government promoted Death Valley National Monument and Joshua Tree National Monument to status as national parks.The two parks became the largest National Parks in California with Death Valley at more than 3.3 million acres and Joshua Tree about 880,000 acres. Both parks are within a five-hour drive of Los Angeles.
  It might be tough conditions to visit these parks in October, but both will have anniversary celebrations and events throughout the year. Th
  
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• Critic’s Notebook: My 5 favorite restaurants right now

  31-10-2019 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  “Hey Brad, where should I eat this week?” 
  I hear some version of that question every day, so one might think I’d have a canned answer queued up and ready to go. More often than not, I’ve replied “Hana re.” Or else Taco Maria or Vaca. Looking back over the past several months, though, these are the five restaurants that I can’t stop thinking about. 
  Isla — I can’t stop thinking about the perfect daiquiri and the bistec enceboll
  
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• Southern California home sales soar 10.4%, largest jump in 3 years

  31-10-2019 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California home sales rose 10.4% for the year ended in September, the largest year-over-year jump in nearly three years.
  For the month, 19,253 residences, newly built and existing homes, sold in the six-county region vs. 17,440 a year earlier, according to CoreLogic data compiled by DQ News. The 10.4% rise was the largest jump since November 2016. Sales rose in all six counties for the first time in 29 months.
  The rush to buy pushed up some prices. The six-county median was $533,000 vs.
  
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• Kincade Fire: Relief washes over Sonoma County cities once in blaze’s path

  31-10-2019 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
   
  Hours after firefighters feared disaster from high winds whipping the Kincade Fire toward thousands of Wine Country homes, relief washed over Sonoma County on Wednesday after it turned out crews had gained ground overnight on the 76,825-acre blaze and appeared to have gotten the upper hand.
  By Thursday morning, containment figures had jumped again to 60 percent, Cal Fire said, while the fire held steady at the same acreage.
  “I would say that there’s a lot of optimism that
  
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• 190,122 more people left California last year vs. arrived, a 38% jump in outmigration

  31-10-2019 17:38 via ocregister.com
  
  California had 190,122 more residents move out to other states in 2018 than arrived — a 38% jump in a much-discussed outmigration benchmark, new Census Bureau data shows.
  More ins than outs — or what experts call “net domestic migration outflow” — is frequently blamed on California’s high cost of living, from housing to high taxes. And the state’s liberal politics have soured some conservatives on Golden State living.
  Census figures show 691,145 Californ
  
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• 190,122 more people left California last year vs. arrived, a 38% jump

  31-10-2019 17:38 via ocregister.com
  
  California had 190,122 more residents move out to other states in 2018 than arrived — a 38% jump in a much-discussed migration benchmark, new Census Bureau data shows.
  More ins than outs — or what experts call “net domestic migration outflow” — is frequently blamed on California’s high cost of living, from housing to high taxes. And the state’s liberal politics have soured some conservatives on Golden State living.
  Census figures show 691,145 Californian
  
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• Master Gardener: Protecting your home from wildfires and tips for winter gardening

  31-10-2019 16:58 via ocregister.com
  Here in Southern California, we joke about our four seasons: fire, flood, earthquake, and drought. In the fall, otherwise known as fire season, we have hot, dry weather punctuated by gusty winds reaching up to 70 miles per hour. These are perfect conditions for catastrophic wildfires to establish and spread.
  If you live in wildfire country, now is a great time to evaluate your property for fire safety. Clean gutters of all debris, and remove dead, dry leaf litter from your roof. Prune or move pl
  
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• Happy Halloween: All dressed up and ready for candy

  31-10-2019 16:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Trick-or-treaters will be heading out in hordes tonight as the sun sets for Halloween.
  In hopes of a decent candy haul some will play up the cute factor masquerading as superheroes or cartoon characters, while others will dress to impress as bloody monsters or freakish ghouls.
  Many have been taking their Halloween costumes for trial runs at community festivals and events hosted in recent weeks around Orange County.
  Check out some of the looks you can expect to see tonight.
   
  Jana Owens, 12,
  
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• Duck Donuts shops in Huntington Beach and Irvine will be the first of the chain’s California locations to offer vegan doughnuts

  31-10-2019 16:37 via ocregister.com
  
  How about a doughnut to celebrate World Vegan Day?
  Duck Donuts in Huntington Beach and Irvine will have the goods. They are the first two stores in California to serve a vegan version of the chain’s customizable cake doughnut. It will roll out in 2020 to other shops in the state according to customers’ demands.
  “As the U.S. vegan consumer industry continues to rise, so does the demand for an accessible and tasty vegan product,” said Russ DiGilio, Duck Donuts founder and C
  
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• Easy fire in Simi Valley up to more than 1,700 acres on second day, 10% containment

  31-10-2019 16:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Aided by some of the most powerful wind gusts of the season, a brush fire that broke out Wednesday in Simi Valley near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library grew by Thursday to 1,723 charred acres on its second day.
  So far, firefighters have been able to get it 10% contained.
  RELATED: This map shows where the Easy fire is burning in Simi Valley near Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
  The burned hillsides surrounding the Ronald Reagan Library on Wednesday, October 30, 2019.(Photo by Dean Musgrov
  
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• Two-alarm fire hits Whittier church

  31-10-2019 16:07 via ocregister.com
  
  WHITTIER — County firefighters are battling a two-alarm church fire in Whittier Thursday morning, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
  The fire burning at the Good Shepherd Family Bible Church at 6712 Washington Ave. was reported at 4:10 a.m.
  So far no injuries have been reported, but the fire was still ongoing as of 7 a.m.
  Firefighters put out a fire burning at the Good Shepherd Family Bible Church at 6712 Washington Ave. in Whittier onOctober 31, 2019.
  (Photo by Paul Bers
  
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• Pitbull is coming to Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in March, here’s how to get tickets

  31-10-2019 16:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Pitbull often sings and raps of traveling the world and stopping in beautiful locales such as Miami and Brazil, but it’s the palm tree-lined streets of Indio where Mr. Worldwide will make a stop in March.
  The Grammy Award-winning artist, known for such tracks as “Give Me Everything,” “Timber” and “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho),” will perform at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino at 8 p.m.  on Saturday, March 14.
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• Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot to create fourth-biggest carmaker

  31-10-2019 15:26 via ocregister.com
  
  By COLLEEN BARRY, TOM KRISHER and ANGELA CHARLTON
  MILAN — Fiat Chrysler and France’s PSA Peugeot said Thursday they have agreed to merge to create the world’s fourth-largest automaker with enough scale to confront big shifts in the industry, including a race to develop electric cars and driverless technologies.
  Italian-American Fiat Chrysler brings with it a strong footprint in North America, where it makes at least two thirds of its profits, while Peugeot is the second biggest
  
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• Successful Aging: What’s new about retirement? Read on

  31-10-2019 15:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Dear readers,
  I recently was asked the following question from a longtime friend: “So, what’s new about retirement?” My 20-minute answer seemed to lend itself to a column. 
  Here are just a few of the “what’s new” that I selected from a long list: 
  Years of retirement: The U.S. Census Bureau data shows that the average retirement age in the U.S. is about 63 years. If one is lucky to reach 65 years, women can expect to live about another 20 years on av
  
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• Democrats push impeachment rules package through House

  31-10-2019 15:20 via ocregister.com
  
  By ALAN FRAM and MATTHEW DALY
  WASHINGTON — Democrats rammed a package of ground rules for their impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump through a sharply divided House Thursday, the chamber’s first formal vote in a fight that could stretch into the 2020 election year.
  The tally was 232-196, with all Republicans who voted opposing the resolution and just two Democratic defectors joining them: freshman Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey and 15-term veteran Rep. Colli
  
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• Fire on moving train kills 71 passengers in central Pakistan

  31-10-2019 13:13 via ocregister.com
  
  By ASIM TANVEER
  MULTAN, Pakistan  — A massive fire caused by a cooking gas stove erupted Thursday on a train traveling in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, killing at least 73 passengers, officials said.
  Flames roared through the train cars as the train approached the town of Liaquatpur in Punjab, they said, the latest tragedy to hit Pakistan’s dilapidated, poorly maintained and mismanaged rail system.
  Survivors recounted horrific scenes of fellow passengers screaming as
  
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• Small businesses and communities rely on Prop. 13: John Kabateck

  31-10-2019 09:11 via ocregister.com
  
  A study by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) found only 22 percent of U.S. small-business owners own the property on which they operate. The majority lease or rent their property.
  Furthermore, many small-business owners have what is called a triple net lease, which means in addition to the rent they pay, they also pay for insurance, maintenance, and property taxes.
  Unfortunately, efforts are afoot to destroy the one saving grace that small business owners
  
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• Nation starts to follow California’s lead on rights for college athletes: Steven Bradford

  31-10-2019 08:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Soon, for the first time in America, college student-athletes will be able to be compensated for their immensely profitable work.
  After Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 206, the bill that Nancy Skinner and I joint-authored that prohibits California colleges from enforcing backward NCAA rules that prevent student athletes from earning compensation, the entire college sports industry is on notice, and changing for the better.
  Despite much empty handwringing about how this bill would destroy co
  
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• Rand Paul and the winding down of endless wars: John Stossel

  31-10-2019 08:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Four years ago, the media were talking about a “Libertarian Moment.”
  I had high hopes!
  Sen. Rand Paul ran for president, promising to “take our country back from special interests.” But his campaign never took off.
  He “shouldn’t even be on the stage,” said Donald Trump at a Republican presidential debate.
  Paul quit his presidential campaign after doing poorly in Iowa.
  In my new video, Paul reflects on that, saying, “Either the people aren’t r
  
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• California needs more realistic housing construction goals: Tom Elias

  31-10-2019 08:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Build 3.5 million new dwelling units across California by 2025 and this state’s housing shortage will be solved, Gov. Gavin Newsom prescribed during his campaign last year and many times since.
  But it’s not happening, and the problems of affordability and homelessness have grown no easier to solve under Newsom than before his election, despite many months of talk and a slew of new laws designed to make permitting and building new units easier and less bureaucratic.
  If there’s a
  
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• Line coach on San Juan Hills High School football team suspected of soliciting students for child pornography

  31-10-2019 07:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Investigators believe an offensive line coach for a San Juan Capistrano high school football team propositioned multiple students to participate in child pornography, and sought the public’s help in identifying additional possible victims after he was arrested Wednesday, Oct. 30.
  Cole Austin Cazel, 22, of San Juan Capistrano, was arrested at about 12:30 p.m. on suspicion of contacting minors for the purpose of soliciting child pornography, Orange County Sheriff’s Department officials
  
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• Tyger Campbell, UCLA basketball team shake off rust in exhibition win

  31-10-2019 07:31 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Tyger Campbell did not disappoint in his much-anticipated debut for the UCLA men’s basketball team in its 87-57 exhibition victory over Cal State Stanislaus on Wednesday night at Pauley Pavilion.
  After missing last season with a torn ACL in his left knee, Campbell did a little bit of everything in his first game appearance as a Bruin, finishing with a double-double (14 points, 11 assists), two steals and just one turnover in 27 minutes.
  When the redshirt freshman point
  
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• Astros’ AJ Hinch: ‘I’ll have to live with’ bullpen decision in World Series finale

  31-10-2019 07:01 via ocregister.com
  
  HOUSTON — Astros manager AJ Hinch had options.
  There was Zack Greinke, a veteran ace showing his first signs of fatigue. Out in the bullpen, Gerrit Cole was watching. And of course, Will Harris was warming.
  What came next, Hinch will contemplate for years.
  “It’s a decision I’ll have to live with,” he said.
  After Greinke allowed a homer to Anthony Rendon and walked Juan Soto, Hinch handed a 2-1 lead to Harris in the seventh inning of Game 7 of the World Series on Wed
  
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• Kings lose 4th in a row on a night when little goes right

  31-10-2019 06:36 via ocregister.com
  
  The Canucks’ Josh Leivo chases the Kings’ Drew Doughty for the puck during the first period of Wednesday’s game at Staples Center. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
  Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick blocks the puck as Vancouver Canucks center Bo Horvat (53) closes in during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsVancouver Canucks left wing Tanner Pearson, left, sho
  
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• Mater Dei volleyball dominates Mira Costa in Division 1 quarterfinals

  31-10-2019 06:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSANTA ANA — The Mater Dei girls volleyball team won its CIF-SS Division 1 quarterfinal against visiting Mira Costa on Wednesday the same way it has defeated most teams this season … by dominating every aspect of the match.
  The Monarchs, who are ranked No. 3 in the division, were spectacular on defense and got plenty of scoring from their hitters in a 25-16, 25-21, 25-21 sweep of the No. 6 Mustang
  
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• Orange shifts into overdrive with goals in sight, starting with a league title

  31-10-2019 06:18 via ocregister.com
  
  ORANGE — Buses circled the Old Towne Plaza in Orange two years ago after the Orange High football celebrated its first CIF championship since 1929.
  This year’s Orange team is looking to shift their regular-season momentum into overdrive in the postseason.
  Orange players, left to right, Daylen Pedroza, Isacc Galvan and Andrew Andrade have paced the team’s offense with their explosive play. (Photo by David Delgado)
  Orange’s (from left to right) Daylen Pedroza, Isacc Galvan
  
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• Clippers fall to Jazz as Kawhi Leonard rests

  31-10-2019 06:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Clippers guard Patrick Beverley goes for a layup as Jazz guard Mike Conley, rear, defends during the first half of Wednesday’s game in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
  Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) shoots as Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac (40) looks away during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley (21) defends agains
  
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• CIF-SS girls volleyball playoffs: Wednesday’s scores, semifinals matchups

  31-10-2019 05:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores from the CIF-SS girls volleyball quarterfinals on Wednesday, and the matchups for Saturday’s semifinals.
  GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
  DIVISION 1
  Quarterfinals, Wednesday
  Redondo def. Aliso Niguel, 25-11, 25-10, 25-19
  Sierra Canyon def. Foothill, 25-16, 7-25, 25-22, 25-20
  Mater Dei def. Mira Costa, 25-26, 25-21, 25-21
  Marymount def. Vista Murrieta, 25-16, 25-16, 25-22
  Semifinals, Saturday, 6 p.m.
  Sierra Canyon at Redondo
  Marymount at Mater Dei
  DIVISION 2
  Quarterfinals, Wednesday
  Rancho Cucamonga
  
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• Washington Nationals rally to beat Houston Astros, win 1st World Series title

  31-10-2019 05:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The Nationals’ Howie Kendrick hits a go-ahead two-run home run during the seventh inning of Game 7 of the World Series against the Astros on Wednesday night in Houston. The Nationals won 6-2 for the franchise’s first World Series title. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
  Houston Astros’ Carlos Correa reacts to his RBI single during the fifth inning of Game 7 of the baseball World Series against the Washington Nationals Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Ph
  
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• Breeders’ Cup notes: East vs. West rivalry part of the draw

  31-10-2019 04:37 via ocregister.com
  
  ARCADIA — One of the reasons why Italian jockey Frankie Dettori enjoys riding in the Breeders’ Cup each year is that he thinks it has a Ryder Cup feel to it – Europe vs. the U.S.
  Dettori is fourth all-time with 14 Breeders’ Cup victories and will have five chances to add to that total this weekend at Santa Anita.
  “The Breeders’ Cup, in all of the races, typically has an East vs. West feel to it,” NBC racing analyst Randy Moss said this week on a national
  
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• Huntley’s Hot List: Mission Viejo defense, Aliso Niguel’s Kyckelhahn and chaos are the hot ticket in Week 10

  31-10-2019 04:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowA look at what’s hot this week in Orange County high school football.
  MISSION VIEJO DEFENSE
  The best defense in Orange County plays off the 5 freeway and La Paz Road in Mission Viejo. The Diablos have only allowed double-digit points in three games this season and have held their South Coast League opponents to just 19 points.
  Mission Viejo held a very good San Clemente team under 150 yards of total off
  
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• 20-acre Castlewood brush fire in Fullerton prompts street closure, evacuations

  31-10-2019 04:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Fullerton fire and police personnel were at the scene of another brush fire on Wednesday evening and homes on several streets were evacuated.
  Fire crews had finished putting out a fire near the Brea Dam just hours earlier when a brush fire, dubbed the Castlewood fire, broke out near Gilbert Street and Castlewood Drive, just west of the Robert E. Ward Nature Preserve.
  Gilbert Street was closed from Rosencrans Avenue to Imperial Highway. Fullerton Fire Department spokeswoman Kathy Schaef
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Wednesday (10-30-19)

  31-10-2019 04:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
  GIRLS VOLLEYBALL 
  QUARTERFINALS
  Division 1
  Redondo Union def. Aliso Niguel, 25-11, 25-10, 25-19.
  Mater Dei def. Mira Costa, 25-16, 25-21, 25-21.
  Sierra Canyon def. Foothill, 25-16, 7-25, 25-22, 25-20.
  Division 2
  Murrieta Valley def. Santa Margarita, 25-23, 18-25, 14-25. 25-27, 25-17, 15-12.
  Bishop Montgomery def. San Juan Hills, 23-25, 26-24, 25-22, 25-23.
  Division 3
  Paloma Valley def. Fountain Valley, 25-21, 25-18, 25-22.
  
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• USC DE Christian Rector eager to return after shutting down for two weeks

  31-10-2019 03:08 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — When Christian Rector was elected a captain by his USC teammates, he never expected that three times as he walked to midfield for the pregame coin flip, he’d have no pads on, and no helmet.
  But that’s been the unfortunate story of Rector’s senior season. The defensive end sprained his ankle in Week 2 against Stanford, and an injury that originally wasn’t expected to cost him any time has been a lingering nuisance for almost two months.
  And he admits it
  
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• OCVarsity Student Sections: Juice Box, Code Red, Tribe get the Manny Challenge for Week 10

  31-10-2019 03:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThis is the final week of the regular season, which means a lot of football teams will be making a final push for a CIF-SS playoff spot.
  For some of Orange County’s student sections, this week might also be their final chance to secure a spot in the OCVarsity Football Student Section Top 25 rankings that will come out during the week of the CIF-SS championship games.
  That’s a lot of pressure, righ
  
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