By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune It was as close as Taylor and Travis. As close as a politician and his contributors. As close as an Italian and his pasta spoon. It was […]
Lobos outlast the Cavs in OT
Cavs, Lobos head to showdown
A battle for the lead in the Garden Grove League boys basketball race is looming this Friday … probably. Going into Wednesday night’s games, Santiago and Los Amigos are each 3-0 in […]
Los Amigos beats the Saxons
The Los Amigos High boys’ basketball team surged to the top of the Garden Grove League race on Friday night with a 63-46 win over Loara High. The win gave the Lobos […]
Cool hand Tigers beat M’s
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune On a winter’s night when both teams’ shooting was as chilly as a judge’s smile, some cool-as-ice free throw work lifted the Valencia High girls basketball team […]
Back in leagues of their own
Now that the tree has come down, the decorations put away and the last of the home-made cookies consumed, it’s time for fans, players, coaches, etc. of high school basketball to step […]
Shape of football to come
The old days are done forever. Is that good or bad? Perhaps echoing – unintentionally – the sea changes in college football’s arrangements and alignments, we shall see another bit of earthquaking […]
Gridiron gives way to hardwood
Football season – at the high school level, anyway – is done with for our West Orange County area teams and the winter sports are taking center stage. Principal among these are […]
Locals are 0-for-3 in semifinals
Three West Orange County high school football teams reached the CIF-SS semifinals on Friday, and all three lost, but not without strong efforts. In Division 5, Western (now 11-2) saw its 11-game […]
Three now in the ‘Final Four’
After a dozen or more games, the CIF-SS football season comes down to one, or two more contests for three local schools. Western High of Anaheim, Huntington Beach and Westminster high schools […]
Three locals advance to semis
Three of six of our West Orange County teams won their CIF-SS quarterfinal games on Friday and will advance to the semifinal round next week. In Division 5 action, Western High, champions […]
