Nine athletes from schools serving the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area have been named to the All-CIF Southern Section teams for baseball, softball and volleyball. They are: BASEBALL Division 1: Hagen Danner, Huntington […]
A streak is broken, one is extended
It’s been tough lately for the Los Angeles Angels in Yankee Stadium. The Halos had been winless there since 2014, at least until Tuesday night when they finally defeated the Yankees 8-3. […]
Surfers paddle to a new world record
The weather was more overcast than sunny, but there was no June gloom in the hearts of the hundreds of surfers who on Tuesday morning lifted Huntington Beach into the Guinness Book […]
Dear Mari: Just keep your gifts, please
Dear Marilyn, I am working as a classified staff member at a local elementary school. I am very grateful to have the job. I work very closely with the students, and every […]
Titans walk their way home from Series
Cal State Fullerton’s baseball team exited the College World Series in Omaha on Monday not with a bang but with a walk. Several of them. The Titans were eliminated with their second […]
EIR for possible hotel site gets OK
By Jim Tortolano Will the city’s hotel row be extended south along the coastline to Magnolia Street? A deal to prepare an environmental impact report for such a possibility was approved by […]
Graduation days are very underway
High school commencements for students in the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area are well underway, as thousands of newly-minted graduates get their diplomas, turn their tassels and head into the next phase of […]
Safety crucial as cheer becomes sport
What’s more dangerous? Being a football player or a cheerleader? Despite all the controversy and concern about concussions and brain injuries in the NFL and other levels of the sport, it’s far […]
“Megan Leavey” has heart and bite
By Jim Tortolano In the spirit of full disclosure, let me admit at the outset that I am a sucker for a movie with dogs. If they did a remake of “Casablanca” […]
KC Royals administer a royal setback
Saturday’s brief uprising offensive might by the Los Angeles Angels proved to have been a one-day event, as the Halos fell 7-3 to the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, giving the visitors […]