Baseball, struggling to keep up after years of being static while other sports zoomed past it in fan appeal, has started making big changes in an effort to catch up. This season, […]
Should starters have to pitch 6?
Mariners go for two in a row; Oilers lose in semifinals
There are so many CIF-SS softball championships painted on the back of the dugout at Pacifica High School in Garden Grove that you might imagine that it’s become routine. Or perhaps each […]
HB baseball, softball advance
Three local baseball and softball high school teams won on Tuesday and advanced to the next round of the CIF-SS playoffs. Seven lost. In Division 1 baseball’s second round, Huntington Beach defeated […]
Locals break-even in CIF action
West Orange County area high school baseball and softball teams broke even in Thursday’s CIF-SS first round post-season games on Thursday. Six teams won and advanced to the next round; six lost […]
CIF-SS baseball pairings told; seven local teams will play
The CIF-SS baseball playoffs start this week and seven teams from our West Orange County area will be participating. Play starts on Tuesday and Wednesday with wild cards on Tuesday and first […]
Champs crowned as league schedules are completed
The regular season for area high school baseball and softball teams is over; titles decided and the CIF-SS playoffs are starting next week. In baseball, the Cypress Centurions defeated the Pacifica Mariners […]
Checking up on the league races for area baseball, softball
The rain has lifted (mostly) and area high school baseball and softball is back in action with some teams in tournament play, some in league play and some in both. There have […]
Opinion: Best baseball movies
We’re still in the “fantasy phase” of the 2024 Major League Baseball season in which everything – good or bad – is still possible. The Astros – as of Monday’s games – […]
Eight local diamond teams are ranked in polls by CIF-SS
All-stars and polls, etc. in today’s Prep Sport Spotlight. This week’s CIF-SS polls as regards teams serving our cities of Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Stanton and Westminster: Baseball Division 1: Huntington Beach […]
CIF-SS honors local athletes
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 […]
