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• Four-day SummerFest will feature drone show, concerts, fun in Fountain Valley

  10-06-2024 23:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Fountain Valley’s big summertime celebration kicks off tonight, June 13.
  SummerFest will take over the Fountain Valley Sports Park, with carnival rides and games, concerts, lots to eat and drink, shopping areas and more. There will be nearly two dozen carnival rides to choose from.
  The fun continues through the weekend and on Friday and Saturday nights there will be a free drone show lighting up the sky above the park.
  Thursday night will feature an Elton John tribute concert, Friday night
  
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• Mickey Moniak’s 2nd homer of the night is a walk-off in Angels victory

  01-09-2024 06:29 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — While most of the Angels have been ice cold at the plate for a month, Mickey Moniak has been the exception.
  Moniak hit two homers, including a walk off blast, to give the Angels a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.
  Jo Adell also hit a pair of homers, providing the Angels first two runs of the night. Adell has 20 homers this season.
  Shortstop Zach Neto was pulled from the game in the top of the sixth inning, and the Angels did not announce any injury.
  The Ang
  
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• Suspect arrested in 2022 Long Beach killing

  01-09-2024 06:23 via ocregister.com
  
  LONG BEACH — A 43-year-old man suspected in a Long Beach fatal shooting in 2022 was behind bars this week.
  Carlos Salazar Jr., formerly of Compton, was arrested Tuesday during a traffic stop in Irvine, according to the Long Beach Police Department. He was booked on suspicion of murder at the Orange County Jail, where he was being held without bail pending extradition to Los Angeles County.
  Salazar is suspected in the Feb. 22, 2022, killing of Miguel Rodriguez, 41, of Walnut Park.
  According
  
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• U.S. Open: Jannik Sinner cruises through third round in straight sets

  01-09-2024 06:10 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jannik Sinner never gave his third-round opponent at the U.S. Open on Saturday, Chris O’Connell, even a moment to contemplate pulling off the sort of monumental upset that eliminated Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.
  “It shows that this sport is unpredictable. Whenever you drop a little bit of your level — if it’s mental, if it’s tennis-wise or physical — at the end, it has a huge impact on the result,” Sin
  
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• UCLA football comes from behind to win opener at Hawai’i

  01-09-2024 05:38 via ocregister.com
  
  HONOLULU, HI – AUGUST 31: Ethan Garbers #4 of the UCLA Bruins throws a pass downfield during the first half of the game against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex on August 31, 2024 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Darryl Oumi/Getty Images)
  HONOLULU, HI – AUGUST 31: Moliki Matavao #88 of the UCLA Bruins attempts to run with the ball after making a catch and is shoved out of bounds by Cam Stone #4 of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors during the first half
  
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• Dodgers start strong, have to hold on to top Arizona

  01-09-2024 05:20 via ocregister.com
  
  PHOENIX – Each night, Dodgers bench coach Danny Lehmann carries out to the dugout a binder filled with information on the recent usage of the team’s relievers, preferred matchups for each individual reliever and ideal ‘lanes’ in the opposing team’s batting order for those relievers.
  That binder might burst into flames before this series is over.
  The Dodgers have somehow emerged from the smoke of two chaotic games at Chase Field with an even firmer grasp on the Natio
  
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• Long shot Mixto wins $1 million, Grade I Pacific Classic at Del Mar

  01-09-2024 05:07 via ocregister.com
  
  DEL MAR — What had shaped up as a memorable running of the Pacific Classic turned into one that horse-racing fans will simply be thinking about for a long time.
  Instead of savoring history, they’ll be scratching their heads and trying to figure out how a long shot won Del Mar’s $1 million race Saturday.
  Mixto, a 4-year-old with only one previous victory to his name, wrote his name next to the famous names in the honor roll of Pacific Classic winners by defeating Full Serrano by
  
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• Gold Phoenix wins third straight Del Mar handicap; so does Phil D’Amato

  01-09-2024 04:37 via ocregister.com
  
  DEL MAR – A member of the large party entering the winner’s circle after Saturday’s Del Mar Handicap held up three fingers on her right hand, and as the day progressed her gesture wound up having multiple meanings.
  At the time, she was signifying Gold Phoenix had won the Grade II race for the third straight year, joining an exclusive club at Del Mar.
  Only four other horses in the track’s nine-decade history have pulled off a three-peat in graded stakes races — a lis
  
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• Del Mar hat tricks for Gold Phoenix, trainer Phil D’Amato

  01-09-2024 04:37 via ocregister.com
  
  DEL MAR – A member of the large party entering the winner’s circle after Saturday’s Del Mar Handicap held up three fingers on her right hand, and as the day progressed her gesture wound up having multiple meanings.
  At the time, she was signifying Gold Phoenix had won the Grade II race for the third straight year, joining an exclusive club at Del Mar.
  Only four other horses in the track’s nine-decade history have pulled off a three-peat in graded stakes races — a lis
  
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• Del Mar horse racing consensus picks for Sunday, September 1, 2024

  01-09-2024 03:58 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of Del Mar horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Terry Turrell, Eddie Wilson and Kevin Modesti. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Sunday, September 1, 2024.
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• Clayton Kershaw returns to Injured List with bone spur on his left foot

  01-09-2024 03:24 via ocregister.com
  
  PHOENIX –Clayton Kershaw is back on the Injured List.
  Kershaw was placed on the IL Saturday with a bone spur in the big toe on his left foot. The veteran left-hander left his start against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night after facing just seven batters because of pain in the toe.
  After the game, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed that Kershaw has been dealing with the bone spur for “a couple years, off and on.”
  “Just seeing the toe this morning, there’s
  
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• Angels to recall Reid Detmers after three months in Triple-A

  01-09-2024 02:24 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Three months after he was sent to the minors, Reid Detmers is returning to the big leagues.
  “I hope it’s an experience that he doesn’t ever want to go through again,” manager Ron Washington said shortly after general manager Perry Minasian revealed that Detmers would be back in the big leagues on Sunday, and start on Tuesday against the Dodgers.
  Detmers, 25, is arguably the most talented pitcher in the organization, a former first-round pick good enough to
  
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• Hundreds of reenactors are in Huntington Beach for annual Civil War Days

  01-09-2024 01:37 via ocregister.com
  
  A cannon fires during the battle at the 31st annual Civil War Days held at Huntington Beach Central Park in Huntington Beach on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. The event continues on Sunday, September 1, 2024.(Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Kenneth Serfass, right, as Union General Ulysses S. Grant, speaks to the visitors during the 31st annual Civil War Days held at Huntington Beach Central Park in Huntington Beach on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. The event continues on Sunday, Septem
  
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• Ronald McDonald House OC celebrates completion of bigger facility for families of sick children

  01-09-2024 01:13 via ocregister.com
  
  For nearly 35 years, Ronald McDonald House Orange County has aimed to provide solace and respite for families of children who are undergoing medical treatments at local hospitals.
  Thanks to the recent completion of a two-year, $15.7 million expansion project, the facility will now be able to serve twice the amount of families each year and offer them more help and resources than ever before.
  Visitors tour Ronald McDonald House OC during a celebration of the completion of a two-year, $15.7 millio
  
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• Alexander: Ducks take road less traveled with new TV deal

  01-09-2024 01:10 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s not the available dollars that matter most. It’s the eyeballs. What a concept.
  That, in essence, is the strategy behind the Ducks’ new broadcast commitment announced this past week: An agreement with KCOP/Channel 13 to air 65 regular-season games on over-the-air TV, along with a free streaming arrangement with Victory+, an ad-supported app that is to be launched in mid-September by A Parent Media Co. Inc.
  The Anaheim franchise thus became the first team in the country&rsqu
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday, Aug. 31

  31-08-2024 23:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Saturday, Aug. 31
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  The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday.
  SATURDAY’S SCORES
  BOYS WATER POLO
  CORONA INVITATIONAL
  Tustin 9, J.W. North 6
  Murrieta Mesa 9, El Modena 8
  Mission Viejo 12, Corona 6
  La Habra 13, Univer
  
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• Lakefest brings music, water sports, fun to Big Bear Lake Labor Day weekend

  31-08-2024 23:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Labor Day weekend in the San Bernardino Mountains is filled with music and water-play fun at Big Bear Lakefest.
  Ski Beach at Big Bear Lake is home to water events, live music performances, food vendors, and more. Registration opens Sunday, Sept. 1, at 5:30 a.m. and the water racing events get underway at 6:30 a.m. Events and activities take place throughout the day and wrap at 8 p.m.
  Saturday morning, an open water swim race was held, and according to bigbear.com, it was the the first-ever held
  
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• Tickets for Mater Dei vs. Bishop Gorman football game go on sale Monday

  31-08-2024 23:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Tickets for the Bishop Gorman vs. Mater Dei football game on Friday, Sept. 6, at Santa Ana Stadium go on sale at GoFan.Co on Monday at 8 a.m.
  Mater Dei (1-0) is No. 1 and Bishop Gorman (2-0) of Las Vegas is No. 2 in the MaxPreps national rankings.
  Mater Dei athletic director Kevin Kiernan said 3,000 tickets will be made available to the public. The participating schools have tickets set aside for their school families for purchase. Spectator capacity at Santa Ana Stadium is around 9,000.
  Ticket
  
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• Galaxy’s John Nelson delivers stability and experience

  31-08-2024 20:50 via ocregister.com
  
  The list of players the Galaxy have had to count on this season is a long one.
  That usually happens when a team is on a successful run as the Galaxy are heading into the penultimate month of the regular season.
  Defender John Nelson is one of those players.
  Early in the season, Nelson’s playing time was limited, but since Julian Aude has been sidelined after hernia surgery, Nelson has started seven of the past eight games.
  “He’s a stabilizer,” Galaxy coach Greg Vanney said
  
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• Football roundup: Tustin dominates Foothill; San Clemente, Northwood, Western also win in Week 1

  31-08-2024 20:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowTustin used five different quarterbacks as it beat Foothill 42-14 on Friday in a neighborhood rivalry game at Tustin High.
  With projected starter Michael Tollefson, a transfer from JSerra, ruled ineligible to play for Tustin this season, the Tillers (2-0) went to a variety of players at the position to beat the Knights (1-1). Among them was defensive lineman Jeremiah Williams (6-2, 320) who scored on a qu
  
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• Havanese Boba is a playful pup who’s full of fun and energy

  31-08-2024 19:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: Havanese
  Age: 13 months
  Sex: Neutered male
  Size: 10 pounds
  Boba’s story: Boba is an affectionate, enthusiastic, goofy guy who’s really enthusiastic about playing. He’s so enthusiastic that he has to tell everyone about it, so the other dog(s) in his home – he’d really love a home with another dog or dogs; did we mention he loves to play? – will have to be OK with barking while they’re having fun. If his home doesn’t have other dogs, playing
  
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• A ‘level of trust:’ Orange County shop teaches car basics to more women

  31-08-2024 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  On a warm day in August at an Orange County smog shop, 11 young women — almost all in their 20s — watched a kneeling technician use a lug wrench to change a tire on a car.
  With her hands covered in grease, technician and smog shop owner Angie Hernandez showed participants what to look for. They also worked under the hood, learning how to check oil levels. The engaging lesson was during an auto basics class at Soco Smog Test in Costa Mesa.
  Fullerton resident Hernandez started hosting
  
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• Crowds kick off Orange Street Fair weekend

  31-08-2024 18:41 via ocregister.com
  
  A view looking west along Chapman Ave. during the Orange International Street Fair Friday Aug. 30, 2024 in Orange. ..(Photo by Greg Andersen, Contributing Photographer)
  Crowds move through the street along the circle at the Orange International Street Fair Friday Aug. 30, 2024 in Orange. ..(Photo by Greg Andersen, Contributing Photographer)
  Zendaya Crane, 6, shows her face painting during the Orange International Street Fair Friday Aug. 30, 2024 in Orange. ..(Photo by Greg Andersen, Contributing
  
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• Teenagers key to Angel City Football Club playoff push

  31-08-2024 18:24 via ocregister.com
  
  If there is another late-season playoff push for Angel City Football Club, you could expect to see the teenagers playing a huge role.
  After going all season without scoring, Alyssa Thompson finally broke through last Saturday with both goals in a 2-1 victory over San Diego Wave FC.
  “I’ve been feeling a lot better and my teammates have helped me a lot with just reminding me and keeping perspective that we have a really long season,” Thompson, 19, said last week. “It’
  
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• North Beach sand project halfway complete ahead of holiday weekend

  31-08-2024 18:07 via ocregister.com
  
  A $2 million project to build up the beach at an eroded section of San Clemente is about halfway done, with the section of the coast already offering more sand space for beachgoers ahead of the holiday weekend.
  The sand replenishment effort aims at bringing 30,000 cubic yards dredged from the Santa Ana River via truckloads to North Beach to restore about 3 acres of beach. The effort kicked off in late July and is expected to run through October.
  Workers are halfway done with a sand replenishment
  
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• USC’s Miller Moss, LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier lead battle of the ‘old school’

  31-08-2024 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — About six months ago, Garrett Nussmeier texted Miller Moss to say happy birthday.
  It was the last time the two communicated, young men more concerned with the opportunities in their hands than the frills of their stories, and yet perhaps unable to fully appreciate the significance of their paths crossing again Sunday in Las Vegas.
  They came to know each other first through the finals of the Elite 11 in 2020, a national quarterback competition whittled down to 12 of the best p
  
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• 2 Guadalupe fur seals rescued in LA and Orange County released by San Diego SeaWorld

  31-08-2024 17:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Two rehabilitated Guadalupe fur seals, a male found on a rock outcropping off Laguna Beach and a female found on a dock in San Pedro, have been released back into the ocean by an animal care team from SeaWorld San Diego.
  The seals were quick to sniff their native environment and didn’t hesitate to leap from the boat into the water. They were plump – almost triple their weight when they were first found in April. The male was first taken to the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna B
  
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• No. 23 USC vs. No. 13 LSU: Who has the edge?

  31-08-2024 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  No. 23 USC vs. No. 13 LSU
  When: 4:30 p.m. Sunday
  Where: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas
  TV/radio: ABC/ESPN LA 710 AM
  Records: USC 0-0, LSU 0-0
  Line: LSU by 4.5 points
  Notable injuries
  USC: OUT: CB Maliki Crawford (undisclosed, season-ending)
  LSU: QUESTIONABLE: WR Chris Hilton (ankle)
  What’s at stake? Quite a bit, for both programs, this game far from a simple tune-up season opener. Southern California News Group columnist Mirjam Swanson writes this Vegas sho
  
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• Extra bidding for Laguna Niguel’s Ziggurat adds $17.4 million to price

  31-08-2024 17:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Extended bidding for the iconic “Ziggurat” complex in Laguna Niguel will turn to September after a bidder’s last-minute action helped push the auction price to $154.2 million.
  The high-stakes chess match for the iconic but largely empty Chet Holifield Federal Building and the surrounding 89 acres needed a late bid on Friday, Aug. 30, to keep the online auction going.
  Just 34 minutes before the auction would close, a bid for $300,000 above the last price – the auction&rsqu
  
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• 7 best things I ate at Knott’s Scary Farm

  31-08-2024 17:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Knott’s Scary Farm will have plenty of blood bags, mummy brownies, tombstone cookies, Dracula bites and toxic waste cocktails to fill your tummy when you’re done fleeing all the killer clowns, vengeful boogeymen and prowling monsters at the annual Halloween event.
  Knott’s Scary Farm 2024 will feature 10 haunted mazes, five scare zones and four live shows on select nights from Sept. 19 to Nov. 2 at the Buena Park theme park.
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