All CIF-SS teams for baseball and girls’ lacrosse were announced on Wednesday, and several athletes from our West Orange County area were honored. BASEBALL Division 1: Ralph Velazquez (Huntington Beach), Chad Gurnea […]
CIF-SS honors local athletes
Four teams advance in CIF-SS
Four area teams survived second round and quarterfinal baseball games and will advance to the next round of the CIF-SS playoffs. On Tuesday in Division 1 baseball second round play, Villa Park […]
Mariners win one, lose one
Three local high school teams won first round CIF-SS baseball and softball games on Thursday. In Division 1 baseball, Torrance defeated Pacifica 5-2. In Division 3 baseball play, Edison beats Temescal Canyon […]
Baseball pairings announced
The CIF-SS baseball playoffs will start this week with wild card and first around action. Here are the pairings involving eight local teams in the West Orange County area, as announced Monday […]
Leagues over; on to playoffs
League play has finally concluded for area high school baseball and softball teams. The next act begins with the CIF-SS playoffs. Brackets and matchups will be announced on Monday morning; we’ll post […]
Pacifica chasing two titles
In Major League Baseball, the pennant races are just getting started. In West Orange County high school and softball, the stretch run is just about to unwind. In the Empire League, the […]
Hail to the noble backstop!
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune I have to admit I am partial to catchers. They work the hardest during a game, enduring a lot of fatigue and pain, and – at the […]
Please, don’t bump the ump out
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Some time shortly after fire was discovered (or invented) I tried my hand at umpiring some girls’ softball games. I didn’t really have a talent for it, […]
Plays precious as a diamond
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune The young baseball season always brings not just a desire to look forward to what may come, but also a yearning to gaze back at classic moments […]
Mariners, Vikings at the top
Pacifica tops the High 5 this week for area high school baseball teams, and Marina is first in The Tribune’s High 5 for softball. The PHS Mariners are 11-2 and have won […]
